Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 11 Feb 2001 12:21:43 -0800 (PST) | From | Alan Olsen <> |
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On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 10 2001, Pavel Machek wrote: > > > ioctl(cd_fd, CDROM_SELECT_SPEED, speed); > > > > Does this actually work? I helped my friend with partly broken cdrom > > (worked only at low speeds) and it did not have much effect. It did > > not make my cdrom quiet, either, AFAI can remember. > > It's no news that vendors only implement what they want to. New > cd-r/w and dvd drives are not required to implement this command, > so it may not work there either.
Take a look at the code for cdparanoia or one of the other MP3 ripping programms. Slowing down the drive is a standard feature for that type of program. (Reduces errors when pulling audio tracks off the disc.)
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