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[Basil Chupin <blchupin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Carlos E. R. wrote:
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> The Thursday 2005-11-10 at 01:10 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote:
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> > > > reset the DMA but, of course, you will miss a portion of the film 
> > > > during this step.
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> > > Why "of course"?
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> > I don't know how you manage it but if you are watching a DVD and have to use
> > the hdparm command then going to another desktop to start a terminal or do,
> > say, CTRL-ALT-F2, logon as root and issue the command you miss a portion of
> > the film. You can hear the audio but you don't see the video- hence you miss a
> > portion of the film.
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> X'-)
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> Touché!


No 'touche' intended :-).


> But you can view it on a window, with xterm in another small window ;-)

I have no doubt that one could also be viewing a DVD on one computer and 
also access it via a network and use hdparm command, could one not? I 
guess there are all sorts of ways of achieving the reset of DMA while a 
DVD is playing but not something one would employ in the an everyday 
situation.

> I thought you meant that as a result of the command, a portion of the 
> movie would not show, like a big jitter or jump.

Ah, I see. I didn't think of that and I suppose this could happen. 
Perhaps this actually happens because I only hear the fillum while using 
hdparm at the other runlevel.

Cheers.

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