Re: xine runs slow when watching DVDs
> I am trying to use xine to watch DVDs but It keeps jerking and dropping
> frames. I have a Athon 2000XP processor and 256MB of RAM which I think should
Have you made sure u enabled DMA / PIO for your DVD-drive? Debian does
not do this by default. I had the same symptoms a while ago.
Do an apt-get install hdparm and read its manpage (man hdparm).
Most simple settings for hdparm should be something like:
hdparm -c1 -d1 /dev/hd<insert correct driveletter for DVD here)
Don't forget to create a script to automagically start this at boottime,
name it hdparm, place it in /etc/init.d and place a symlink in
/etc/rc<your runlevel>.d/S99hdparm or something similar. You can lookup
your default runlevel at the top of /etc/initab.
Also, figure out the correct settings for your harddrive(s). This litlle
program can give you a very very nice performance boost if you weren't
using it before! See the manpage for details. If you need more
assistence, post your question here.
Good luck, hope this helps ya out!
Pim
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