[MPlayer-DOCS] Some points for cd-dvd.xml

[D Richard Felker III]

On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 10:01:02PM +0200, Jan Knutar wrote:
> On Wednesday 16 February 2005 21:07, D Richard Felker III wrote:
> 
> > > this drive resets its speed setting with every cd exchange so it need 
> > > run hdparm many times (boring and slow).
> > 
> > imnsho this is an idiotic kernel bug. the kernel should remember your
> > settings...
> 
> Are the settings remembered with -k?

nope. another kernel bug: even if you use -k, dma will get disabled
whenever there are io errors, even though these errors are, of course,
caused by scratched media, not by anything related to dma. it's very
evil. whoever put this broken crap in the kernel should be run over
with an 18-wheeler full of cola.

rich