[MPlayer-users] dvd and -fs

[Haas Wernfried]

On Thu, Aug 15, 2002 at 01:24:59PM +0200, en ne wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Thx for your email.
> Yes when I submitted the mail the d flag was switched
> off. The point is that my drive now seems to be
> ignoring the options of hdparm, because changing the
> flags doesn t change the output of hdparm -tT.
> With the RH7.1 and RH7.2, I had to set
> hdparm -d1 -X34 -a8 -u1 /dev/hdc and dvd playd
> perfectly

damn... from my reply of one of your previous mails:
-- snip --
> 4) With previous versions of MPlayer there where some
> DVD which played ok, other kept on "jumping" or
> "skipping", I mean the image was not smooth at all.
> Were these disc broken or damaged, or was it a problem
> with the program?
some random hints:
is dma mode enabled for your dvd drive? did you use
the framedrop option? did you enable the cache?
-- snip --

how can one expect people to rtfm even if they don't read the answers
to their questions?
giving up,
       wernfried

>  
> --- Pierre Naude <pnn at jhb.ucs.co.za> schrieb: >
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read
> > DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > Hi there,
> > 
> > Your speed problem may be related to dma - have you
> > switched on the dma
> > on your dvd drive?
> > 
> > e.g.
> > 
> > On a test machine I have here when I do 
> > 
> > hdparm /dev/hdc 
> > 
> > I get 
> > 
> > /dev/hdc:
> >  HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Invalid argument
> >  I/O support  =  0 (default 16-bit)
> >  unmaskirq    =  0 (off)
> > ---> using_dma    =  0 (off) <---
> >  keepsettings =  0 (off)
> >  HDIO_GET_NOWERR failed: Invalid argument
> >  readonly     =  1 (on)
> >  readahead    =  8 (on)
> >  HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument
> >  busstate     =  1 (on)
> > 
> > As you can see from the highlighted line dma is off,
> > ie transfer speeds
> > are not optimal. 
> > 
> > You should be able to switch it on using 
> > 
> >  hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdc
> > 
> > Which will give you
> > 
> > /dev/hdc:
> >  setting using_dma to 1 (on)
> >  using_dma    =  1 (on)
> > 
> > 
> > HTH
> > 
> > Pierre
> > 
> > On Thu, 2002-08-15 at 11:07, en ne wrote:
> > > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also
> > read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > > I am using XV, which is fine for files.
> > > I am not getting much response to my emails.. Is
> > the
> > > question not clear, is there anybody who knows, is
> > the
> > > question uninteresting....???
> > >  
> > > 
> > > --- Alejandro_Néstor_Vargas <anv at xnetcuyo.com.ar>
> > > schrieb: > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS,
> > FAQ),
> > > also read
> > > > DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > > > en ne dijo:
> > > > > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also
> > > > read
> > > > > DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > > > > Still can't play DVD fullscreen (get a
> > > > blankscreen)
> > > > > and DVD doesn't play smoothly.
> > > > >
> > > > > RH7.3
> > > > > 1Ghz
> > > > > 256Mb RAM
> > > > > DVD 8x
> > > > > gcc3
> > > > > Graphic card: Trident Cyberblade ai1
> > > > > Xfree: > 4.2.0
> > > > > Mplayer 096pre
> > > > 
> > > > What video output driver are you using?
> > > > 
> > > > -- 
> > > > Alejandro Néstor Vargas
> > > > anv at xnetcuyo.com.ar
> > > > ICQ: 20528995.
> > > > Departamento de Desarrollo
> > > > X Net Cuyo S.A.
> > > > 
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