On Tuesday 26 Aug 2003 8:15 pm, Pim Bliek wrote: > > I am trying to use xine to watch DVDs but It keeps jerking and dropping > > frames. I have a Athon 2000XP processor and 256MB of RAM which I think > > should > > Have you made sure u enabled DMA / PIO for your DVD-drive? Debian does > not do this by default. I had the same symptoms a while ago. > > Do an apt-get install hdparm and read its manpage (man hdparm). > Most simple settings for hdparm should be something like: > > hdparm -c1 -d1 /dev/hd<insert correct driveletter for DVD here) > > Don't forget to create a script to automagically start this at boottime, > name it hdparm, place it in /etc/init.d and place a symlink in > /etc/rc<your runlevel>.d/S99hdparm or something similar. You can lookup > your default runlevel at the top of /etc/initab. > > Also, figure out the correct settings for your harddrive(s). This litlle > program can give you a very very nice performance boost if you weren't > using it before! See the manpage for details. If you need more > assistence, post your question here. > > Good luck, hope this helps ya out! > > Pim
thanks it's running fine now pete -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
