Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

[Basil Chupin <blchupin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Carlos E. R. wrote:
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> The Tuesday 2005-11-08 at 16:19 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote:
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> > Well, you CAN go to a terminal and (as root) use the hdparm command to
> > reset the DMA but, of course, you will miss a portion of the film during
> > this step.
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> Why "of course"?

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.

> I did change that setting while copying files, and did not loose a byte. 
> The only thing you could notice is a glitch, a delay, while the kernel 
> activates the change: if the viever reacts to delays by dropping frames 
> (which is a normal trick, by the way) then yes, you will miss a portion.
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> Cheers,
>        Carlos Robinson

Cheers.


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