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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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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.
- --
Cheers,
Carlos Robinson
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