Re: [OT] why cd ripping on Linux is so slow

2006-08-12 Thread alf
Patrick Useldinger wrote: > > This is really OT: yes it is > and you might be better off looking in Linux forums > like http://www.linuxquestions.org/. That said, it's likely that your > DMA is not switched on. thx for the hint and the reference - see hopefully I got to know where to find

Re: [OT] why cd ripping on Linux is so slow

2006-08-12 Thread Patrick Useldinger
alf wrote: > Hi, > > I try to ip some music CD and later convert it into mp3 for my mp3 > player, but can not get around one problem. ripping from Linux is > extremely slow like 0.5x of CD speed. > > In contrary, on M$ Windows it takes like a few minutes to have CD ripped > and compresses int

[OT] why cd ripping on Linux is so slow

2006-08-12 Thread alf
Hi, I try to ip some music CD and later convert it into mp3 for my mp3 player, but can not get around one problem. ripping from Linux is extremely slow like 0.5x of CD speed. In contrary, on M$ Windows it takes like a few minutes to have CD ripped and compresses into wmf yet I do not knowhow