I've been trying to play DVDs on my SuSE 8.1 box with only partial success. Using either MPlayer or Xine, I can play DVDs but the playback is very jerky. Playing DVDs on the same box (Athlon 1.2 GHz, GeForce2 MX/400) under Windows is smooth, so there is definitely some improvement possible. One possibility that occurred to me is DMA settings for the DVD drive. However, under SuSE 8.1, it's running as SCSI emulation. How do I check whether DMA is enabled - there's no listing under the DMA tool for the emulated drives. What else should I look at, or do I resign myself to not watching DVDs under Linux? TiA, John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Knossos: escape the ever-changing labyrinth before the Minotaur catches you!
On Tuesday 29 October 2002 12.29, John Pettigrew wrote:
I've been trying to play DVDs on my SuSE 8.1 box with only partial success. Using either MPlayer or Xine, I can play DVDs but the playback is very jerky. Playing DVDs on the same box (Athlon 1.2 GHz, GeForce2 MX/400) under Windows is smooth, so there is definitely some improvement possible.
One possibility that occurred to me is DMA settings for the DVD drive. However, under SuSE 8.1, it's running as SCSI emulation. How do I check whether DMA is enabled - there's no listing under the DMA tool for the emulated drives.
Do you know what device it was before it was an ide-scsi emulated monstrosity? Look at the boot parameters if you don't, it should say something like hdX=ide-scsi, where X is a, b, c or d. Let's say it's hdc Run /sbin/hdparm /dev/hdc to check the current settings. If dma is off, su to root and run /sbin/hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdc. even though the drive is using ide-scsi, hdparm will still work on the old ide device name. To make this happen on bootup, put "hdc" in the variable DEVICES_FORCE_DMA_ON in /etc/sysconfig/hardware. Remove it from OFF in that file if it happens to be listed. Anders
In a previous message, Anders Johansson wrote:
Do you know what device it was before it was an ide-scsi emulated monstrosity? Look at the boot parameters if you don't, it should say something like hdX=ide-scsi, where X is a, b, c or d. Let's say it's hdc
Not sure where you meant that I should look, but the boot log shows the following: <6>Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 6.31 <4>ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx <4>VP_IDE: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39 <4>VP_IDE: chipset revision 6 <4>VP_IDE: not 100%% native mode: will probe irqs later <6>VP_IDE: VIA vt82c686b (rev 40) IDE UDMA100 controller on pci00:07.1 <4> ide0: BM-DMA at 0xd000-0xd007, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio <4> ide1: BM-DMA at 0xd008-0xd00f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA <4>hda: IC35L080AVVA07-0, ATA DISK drive <4>hdc: DVDROM 8X, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive <4>hdd: Memorex Twelve MAXX 1032, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive <4>ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 <4>ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 IIUC, that means that the DVD drive is hdc, and has DMA turned on. So that was that idea out of the window. Is there anything else I could change to improve DVD playback? Thanks! John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Fields of Valour: 2 Norse clans battle on one of 3 different boards
John Pettigrew wrote:
IIUC, that means that the DVD drive is hdc, and has DMA turned on. So that was that idea out of the window. Is there anything else I could change to improve DVD playback?
You do have the nVidia drivers, right? From YOU. Just making sure. -- Silviu Marin-Caea Systems Engineer Linux/Unix http://www.genesys.ro Phone +40723-267961
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IIUC, that means that the DVD drive is hdc, and has DMA turned on. So that was that idea out of the window. Is there anything else I could change to improve DVD playback?
I usually run with the nv drivers - the nvidia ones won't let me use a 1600x1200 screen mode. Do these drivers have a big advantage for DVD playback? Is it possible to have two XFree86 setups, so that one user can have a nice large screen mode and another can have DVD playback and 3D support for games, at the price of a smaller screenmode? AFAICS, the XF86Config file applies universally. Thanks, John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Fields of Valour: 2 Norse clans battle on one of 3 different boards
John Pettigrew wrote:
I usually run with the nv drivers - the nvidia ones won't let me use a 1600x1200 screen mode. Do these drivers have a big advantage for DVD playback?
I think I can reasonably say YES to that. Not tested with DVDs particularly, but nVidia drivers help a lot with playing DivX for instance, it has to do with computations done in hardware (video card chip) instead of software. Sorry but I don't know more techie specifics. So, logically and intuitively alltogheter, nVidia drivers should help a lot. -- Silviu Marin-Caea Systems Engineer Linux/Unix http://www.genesys.ro Phone +40723-267961
In a previous message, Silviu Marin-Caea wrote:
John Pettigrew wrote:
I usually run with the nv drivers - the nvidia ones won't let me use a 1600x1200 screen mode. Do these drivers have a big advantage for DVD playback?
I think I can reasonably say YES to that.
So, does anyone know the answer to my previous question:
Is it possible to have two XFree86 setups, so that one user can have a nice large screen mode and another can have DVD playback and 3D support for games, at the price of a smaller screenmode?
TiA, John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Knossos: escape the ever-changing labyrinth before the Minotaur catches you!
On Tuesday 29 October 2002 15.05, John Pettigrew wrote:
So, does anyone know the answer to my previous question:
Is it possible to have two XFree86 setups, so that one user can have a nice large screen mode and another can have DVD playback and 3D support for games, at the price of a smaller screenmode?
Yes, it's possible. Create a second config, and save it as "/etc/X11/XF86Config-different". The name of the file is optional, but it needs to be in /etc/X11. Then start X with "startx -- -xf86config XF86Config-different". I don't know if there's a way to do this automatically from kdm Anders
On Tuesday 29 October 2002 13.06, John Pettigrew wrote:
<4> ide1: BM-DMA at 0xd008-0xd00f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA <4>hda: IC35L080AVVA07-0, ATA DISK drive <4>hdc: DVDROM 8X, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive <4>hdd: Memorex Twelve MAXX 1032, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive <4>ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 <4>ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
IIUC, that means that the DVD drive is hdc, and has DMA turned on. So that
Are you referring to the "hdc: DMA" above? Don't believe it. Check for yourself with hdparm. The drive is hdc, but the DMA above I believe just means that it has support for dma, not that it's switched on. Anders
In a previous message, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Tuesday 29 October 2002 13.06, John Pettigrew wrote:
<4> ide1: BM-DMA at 0xd008-0xd00f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA [snip] <4> hdc: DVDROM 8X, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
Are you referring to the "hdc: DMA" above? Don't believe it. Check for yourself with hdparm.
OK - what flags do I need? The man page makes it looks a dangerous command to fiddle with when I've got no knowledge! Thanks, John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Fields of Valour: 2 Norse clans battle on one of 3 different boards
On Tuesday 29 October 2002 13.54, John Pettigrew wrote:
Are you referring to the "hdc: DMA" above? Don't believe it. Check for yourself with hdparm.
OK - what flags do I need? The man page makes it looks a dangerous command to fiddle with when I've got no knowledge!
/sbin/hdparm /dev/hdc will give you the current status of the drive. If dma is off, use /sbin/hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdc to turn it on. Anders
In a previous message, Anders Johansson wrote:
/sbin/hdparm /dev/hdc
will give you the current status of the drive. If dma is off, use
/sbin/hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdc
to turn it on.
hdparm produced a few I/O errors, but did report that DMA was off. I turned it on, and trying to play a DVD with mplayer totally stiffed my computer! I had keyboard LEDs flashing and no response from anything. So, I've changed it back - it looks like DMA and ide-scsi don't agree. John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Valley of the Kings: ransack an ancient Egyptian tomb but beware of mummies!
The 02.10.29 at 13:15, John Pettigrew wrote:
In a previous message, Anders Johansson wrote:
/sbin/hdparm /dev/hdc
will give you the current status of the drive. If dma is off, use
/sbin/hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdc
to turn it on.
hdparm produced a few I/O errors, but did report that DMA was off. I turned it on, and trying to play a DVD with mplayer totally stiffed my computer! I had keyboard LEDs flashing and no response from anything. So, I've changed it back - it looks like DMA and ide-scsi don't agree.
Not necesarily, I have them both. Try to run "xine-check", it will diagnose itself and your system. Also, run "/sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hdc", which will tell you what does your drive support. without parameters, will give you the active settings; for my dvd (scsi emulated) drive I get: nimrodel:~ # hdparm /dev/hdc /dev/hdc: HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Input/output error I/O support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq = 0 (off) using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) HDIO_GET_NOWERR failed: Input/output error readonly = 0 (off) BLKRAGET failed: Input/output error HDIO_GETGEO_BIG failed: Invalid argument nimrodel:~ # hdparm -i /dev/hdc /dev/hdc: HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument Model=IDE DVD-ROM 16X, FwRev=V1.06, SerialNo= Config={ Fixed Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic } RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=0 (maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 *udma2 AdvancedPM=no -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
In a previous message, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The 02.10.29 at 13:15, John Pettigrew wrote:
it looks like DMA and ide-scsi don't agree.
Not necesarily, I have them both. Try to run "xine-check", it will diagnose itself and your system.
I don't seem to have this installed - it doesn't appear on my HD and "-check" isn't a valid option for xine.
Also, run "/sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hdc"
/sbin/hdparm /dev/hdc /dev/hdc: HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Input/output error IO_support = 1 (32-bit) unmaskirq = 1 (on) using_dma = 0 (off) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) BLKRAGET failed: Input/output error HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument /sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hdc /dev/hdc: Model=DVDROM 8X, FwRev=41, SerialNo= Config={ Fixed Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic } RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=0 (maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 AdvancedPM=no Thanks, John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Knossos: escape the ever-changing labyrinth before the Minotaur catches you!
On Tuesday 29 October 2002 15.53, John Pettigrew wrote:
/sbin/hdparm /dev/hdc
/dev/hdc: HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Input/output error IO_support = 1 (32-bit)
That one has bitten me a couple of times. My machine always crashes if I have that one on at the same time as dma. Try hdparm -d 1 -c 0 /dev/hdc and see if that gives you dvd movies without the crashes.
In a previous message, Anders Johansson wrote:
Try hdparm -d 1 -c 0 /dev/hdc and see if that gives you dvd movies without the crashes.
Nope - stiffed the machine just like last time when it tried to read the dvd. Can anyone confirm that dma works with ide-scsi under SuSE 8.1? Or is it perhaps just my DVD drive? It's definitely not just mplayer - I got the same result with Xine. John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Knossos: escape the ever-changing labyrinth before the Minotaur catches you!
On Tuesday 29 October 2002 11:58, John Pettigrew wrote:
In a previous message, Anders Johansson wrote:
Try hdparm -d 1 -c 0 /dev/hdc and see if that gives you dvd movies without the crashes.
Nope - stiffed the machine just like last time when it tried to read the dvd.
Can anyone confirm that dma works with ide-scsi under SuSE 8.1? Or is it perhaps just my DVD drive? It's definitely not just mplayer - I got the same result with Xine.
John ===================
John, I haven't had any problems from either of my drives using dma. Both drives are configured with ide-scsi and both indicate they are capable of dma. It should work, but you may have to play with the settings some to get things just right. If I remember correctly, your boot message showed the drives dma capable, so what you might try is to take ide-scsi off the dvd and try it that way. I would do most of my experiments manually from the console until I found a solution. I don't think I would change the settings in /etc/sysconfig/hardware until I was sure it would work. Of course, I think the only method of changing the ide-scsi setup of the drive is to edit your lilo, run lilo and reboot. One of the Linux gurus here might have a better method. Here are the readouts of my drives from hdparm: /dev/hdc: HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Input/output error I/O support = 1 (32-bit) unmaskirq = 0 (off) using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 1 (on) HDIO_GET_NOWERR failed: Input/output error readonly = 0 (off) BLKRAGET failed: Input/output error HDIO_GETGEO_BIG failed: Invalid argument /dev/hdd: HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Input/output error I/O support = 1 (32-bit) unmaskirq = 0 (off) using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 1 (on) HDIO_GET_NOWERR failed: Input/output error readonly = 0 (off) BLKRAGET failed: Input/output error HDIO_GETGEO_BIG failed: Invalid argument Good luck Patrick -- --- KMail v1.4.3 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.0 --- Registered Linux User #225206
The 02.10.29 at 14:53, John Pettigrew wrote:
Not necesarily, I have them both. Try to run "xine-check", it will diagnose itself and your system.
I don't seem to have this installed - it doesn't appear on my HD and "-check" isn't a valid option for xine.
Read again: not "xine -check", but "xine-check". It is an script. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
In a previous message, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The 02.10.29 at 14:53, John Pettigrew wrote:
Try to run "xine-check", it will diagnose itself and your system.
I don't seem to have this installed - it doesn't appear on my HD and "-check" isn't a valid option for xine.
Read again: not "xine -check", but "xine-check". It is an script.
Read again :-) I neither have any file on my HD called "xine-check" nor is it recognised as an option. I only checked the second because the file itself is absent. Where should it be? And ought it to have been installed with xine? John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Valley of the Kings: ransack an ancient Egyptian tomb but beware of mummies!
The 02.10.30 at 08:03, John Pettigrew wrote:
Read again: not "xine -check", but "xine-check". It is an script.
Read again :-)
I neither have any file on my HD called "xine-check" nor is it recognised as an option. I only checked the second because the file itself is absent. Where should it be? And ought it to have been installed with xine?
Argh... :-o Yes, it should be installed... which version of xine do you have? I have 0.9.13, which I compiled myself; thus, I don't know where has suse put it. I have it in xine-ui-0.9.13-1.rpm You may find which rpm has a certain file using "pin" (even locally installed rpms). -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
In a previous message, Carlos E. R. wrote:
[xine-check] should be installed... which version of xine do you have?
0.9.8-0, installed from an rpm from xine.sourceforge.net. It was the latest rpm version of xine I could find. There's no trace of xine-check within the xine-lib or xine-ui rpms. John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Fields of Valour: 2 Norse clans battle on one of 3 different boards
On Wednesday 30 October 2002 16:14, John Pettigrew wrote:
In a previous message, Carlos E. R. wrote:
[xine-check] should be installed... which version of xine do you have?
0.9.8-0, installed from an rpm from xine.sourceforge.net. It was the latest rpm version of xine I could find. There's no trace of xine-check within the xine-lib or xine-ui rpms.
John
You could go here http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/~jcm/skyblade/ and get rpms for 0.9.12 or 0.9.13 (I'm using the latter) Both of these definetely include xine-check. Mike
The 02.10.30 at 16:14, John Pettigrew wrote:
In a previous message, Carlos E. R. wrote:
[xine-check] should be installed... which version of xine do you have?
0.9.8-0, installed from an rpm from xine.sourceforge.net. It was the latest rpm version of xine I could find. There's no trace of xine-check within the xine-lib or xine-ui rpms.
Too old, I'm afraid. Try to update, it will also solve more problems. I can not advise you as from where to get rpms for suse, as I have always compiled it myself, but in the howto some sites are listed. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 08:03:59AM +0000, John Pettigrew beat on the keyboard:
In a previous message, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The 02.10.29 at 14:53, John Pettigrew wrote:
Try to run "xine-check", it will diagnose itself and your system.
I don't seem to have this installed - it doesn't appear on my HD and "-check" isn't a valid option for xine.
Read again: not "xine -check", but "xine-check". It is an script.
Read again :-)
I neither have any file on my HD called "xine-check" nor is it recognised as an option. I only checked the second because the file itself is absent. Where should it be? And ought it to have been installed with xine?
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On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 01:15:53PM +0000, John Pettigrew beat on the keyboard:
In a previous message, Anders Johansson wrote:
/sbin/hdparm /dev/hdc
will give you the current status of the drive. If dma is off, use
/sbin/hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdc
to turn it on.
hdparm produced a few I/O errors, but did report that DMA was off. I turned it on, and trying to play a DVD with mplayer totally stiffed my computer! I had keyboard LEDs flashing and no response from anything. So, I've changed it back - it looks like DMA and ide-scsi don't agree.
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On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 01:15:53PM +0000, John Pettigrew beat on the keyboard:
In a previous message, Anders Johansson wrote:
If dma is off, use /sbin/hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdc to turn it on.
hdparm [snip] did report that DMA was off. I turned it on, and trying to play a DVD with mplayer totally stiffed my computer! add this to /etc/sysconfig/hardware:
DEVICES_FORCE_IDE_DMA_ON="hdc"
Would that not just put me in the same situation above - with dma turned on and my system crashing when trying to access the drive? Or is this something else? John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Knossos: escape the ever-changing labyrinth before the Minotaur catches you!
I am trying to set to to receive my own mail locally. I have SuSE 8.1 with SuSEfirewall2 and a netgear router. My router is 192.168.0.1 and my box is 192.168.0.2. I have opened port 25 to 192.168.0.2 in the router. My firewall says: iptables -L | grep smtp::: ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED tcp dpt:smtp ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED tcp dpt:smtp also, duplicate entries for LOG nmap shows: Starting nmap V. 3.00 ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) Interesting ports on dhcp024-208-208-146.indy.rr.com (24.208.208.146): Port State Service 25/tcp filtered smtp Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 2 seconds I can _stop_ the firewall and nmap gives the same result. Shouldn't port 25 show open instead of filtered? What am I doing wrong and why do I have duplicate firewall rule entries? -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org icq#173753138
On Tuesday 29 October 2002 12:41, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Tuesday 29 October 2002 12.29, John Pettigrew wrote:
Do you know what device it was before it was an ide-scsi emulated monstrosity? Look at the boot parameters if you don't, it should say something like hdX=ide-scsi, where X is a, b, c or d. Let's say it's hdc
Run /sbin/hdparm /dev/hdc to check the current settings. If dma is off, su to root and run /sbin/hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdc. even though the drive is using ide-scsi, hdparm will still work on the old ide device name.
Been there, tried that. Didn't work. Hdparm told me that DMA was off for this drive. So I tried the -d 1 and it told me that DMA was not allowed for this drive. Strange. So I looked in the BIOS, and it was there, Tried everything else I could think of including a re-build of the kernel in hopes of turning something on. Nope, nada. Nothing. BTW, I am using the smp kernel but I doubt that has anything to do with it. Mike -- Powered by SuSE 8.0 Kernel 2.4.18 KDE 3.0.2 Kmail 1.4.2 For a great linux portal try http://www.freezer-burn.org For SuSE Mondo/Mindi backup support go to http://home.t-online.de/~jroark 7:19pm up 21:47, 3 users, load average: 1.52, 1.76, 1.91
Were you able to get Xine working? I keep getting
errors that there is no plugin for encoded DVDs
and Xine just quits for me, Suse 8.0?
Babu
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I've been trying to play DVDs on my SuSE 8.1 box with only partial success. Using either MPlayer or Xine, I can play DVDs but the playback is very jerky. Playing DVDs on the same box (Athlon 1.2 GHz, GeForce2 MX/400) under Windows is smooth, so there is definitely some improvement possible.
One possibility that occurred to me is DMA settings for the DVD drive. However, under SuSE 8.1, it's running as SCSI emulation. How do I check whether DMA is enabled - there's no listing under the DMA tool for the emulated drives.
What else should I look at, or do I resign myself to not watching DVDs under Linux?
TiA,
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On Tuesday 29 October 2002 11:29, John Pettigrew wrote:
I've been trying to play DVDs on my SuSE 8.1 box with only partial success. Using either MPlayer or Xine, I can play DVDs but the playback is very jerky. Playing DVDs on the same box (Athlon 1.2 GHz, GeForce2 MX/400) under Windows is smooth, so there is definitely some improvement possible.
One possibility that occurred to me is DMA settings for the DVD drive. However, under SuSE 8.1, it's running as SCSI emulation. How do I check whether DMA is enabled - there's no listing under the DMA tool for the emulated drives.
What else should I look at, or do I resign myself to not watching DVDs under Linux?
TiA,
John open a console and run xine-check. That will tell you about dma. I set hdparm -dl -X34 /dev/hdc and the choppiness goes.
I.ve added that line to :/etc/init.d/boot.local so it runs on startup. Xine and Ogle run fine now here. Can't make head nor tail of how to use the mplayer supplied with 8.1 though. HTH Mike
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