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Re: [SLE] Setting the DMA *and* making it stick
  • From: "Carlos E. R." <robin1.listas@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:24:06 +0000 (UTC)
  • Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0511081549230.31758@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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The Tuesday 2005-11-08 at 16:19 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote:

> 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.

Why "of course"?

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

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