DVD burner incredibly slow after processor upgrade

Paul Smith phhs80 at gmail.com
Fri Aug 18 10:53:38 UTC 2006


On 8/18/06, Paul Smith <phhs80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > What can I do now?
> >
> > /sbin/hdparm -d1 /dev/dvd
> > /sbin/hdparm /dev/dvd
> >
> > and see if using_dma is 1.
>
> Thanks a lot, Mogens! With dma enabled, the usual speed of my burner
> is restored.

There is a side effect though: k3b takes much longer than usual
scanning for CD devices. Can that be repaired?

Paul




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