Re: xine runs slow when watching DVDs

[Peter Nuttall <pnu@ukfsn.org>]

On Tuesday 26 Aug 2003 8:15 pm, Pim Bliek wrote:
> > 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

thanks 
it's running fine now

pete