Jack Malmostoso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ciao Joerg Sommer, nel tuo messaggio dicevi: > >> Has anyone better experiences with the cdrom in the g4 ibook? > > I did rip audio cds and dvds with my iBook (with Grip and mencoder), and > when I burn things the burning starts at 8x, but then the speed grows up > to 24x (and this happens in OSX too, mind you) without problems.
Do you run hdparm? What options? Do you have a combo drive or a super drive? # hdparm -i /dev/cdrom /dev/cdrom: Model=MATSHITACD-RW CW-8123, FwRev=CA0T, SerialNo= Config={ Fixed Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic } RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=0 (maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 *mdma2 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 AdvancedPM=no Drive conforms to: device does not report version: * signifies the current active mode Jörg. -- Geld allein macht nicht glücklich, aber es ist besser in einem Taxi zu weinen, als in der Straßenbahn. (Marcel Reich-Ranicki) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]