In general, there is a nice utility called xine_check, which (as implied) check if xine is configured as it should.
That utility would have told you, in that case, that the DMA is not enabled, how to enable it straight away, and also that it is better to make sure that DMA is enabled at boot time. (Apart from adding scary warnings inthe style of "don't fo anything if you don't know what you are doing") On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: > Fixing this problem is quite simple... > > Add this line to your /etc/modules.conf > > options ide-cd dma=1 > > This should enable dma on your DVD-ROM. > > Enjoy, > Hetz > > On Thursday 07 November 2002 22:03, Meir Michanie wrote: > > the same with mplayer. > > > > On Thu, 2002-11-07 at 21:46, Meir Michanie wrote: > > > hi there: > > > > > > the question is why if I used to play dvd ok, now is so slow. > > > > > > I am using rh7.3 kernel 2.4.18-17-7 > > > xine: xine (X11 gui) - a free video player v0.9.13 > > > > > > hdparm on dev/hdc (the dvd drive shows that it does not have dma > > > enabled, I tried to enable it abd it says: > > > /dev/hdc: > > > setting using_dma to 1 (on) > > > HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted > > > using_dma = 0 (off) > > > (running it as root) > > > > > > the strange thing is that it used to work fine. > > > > > > what should I do now? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > QOTD: > > > "I tried buying a goat instead of a lawn tractor; had to return > > > it though. Couldn't figure out a way to connect the snow blower." > > > > > > > > > ================================================================= > > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > > > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Orna. | http://tx.technion.ac.il/~agmon A cat has claws at the end of its paws. A sentence has a pause at the end of its clause. ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
