Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 9 Feb 1999 11:41:22 -0600 (CST) | From | "Andre M. Hedrick" <> | Subject | Re: IDE-SCSI Hard Crash |
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On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, Helge Hafting wrote:
> The transfer without dma is supposed to be a little slower. > This could be delay enough to avoid timeout on the fast ide-cdrom. > > If that's all, consider modifying cdrecord so it polls the reading > cdrom now and then preventing timeout. > Or use a smaller buffer so there won't be time for timing out. > Or a much bigger buffer, so there will be time for spinning up.
Possible, but I a referring to the usual 1 meg buffer on the burner as the point of underrun. This is a hardware constaint IMHO, and the object is to keep this full as much as possible.
Cheers, Andre Hedrick The (NEW) Linux IDE guy
http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/server/udma/
You just need a bigger hammer, or learn how to swing the one you have better. (C) me.....
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