Re: Please recommend: DVD Burner for Linux?

From: Chris Share (usenet_at_caesium.me.uk)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: 30 Dec 2004 14:23:32 GMT

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:58:12 -0500, roodwriter@core.com <roodwriter@core.com> wrote:
> One oddity on my machine was it originally began burning DVD+RWs at
> about 1.25 speed. It's now slowed down to about .75 speed. I suspect
> it's something to do with my machine, though. I'm not blaming the DVD
> burner. The reason is I've noticed that burning a DVD slows my
> not-top-of-the-line machine down to a crawl. So I'm guessing it's not
> related to the burner. If someone knows better, I'm open to
> suggestions.
>
> --Rod

Have you checked if DMA mode is enabled?

/sbin/hdparm /dev/hdc (or whatever the DVD writer is) should tell you
what the current mode is. -d 1 to enable DMA.

chris

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