[TriLUG] Re: DVD Player

[Reginald Reed]

Use hdparm.  Here's the output for a new machine that I haven't
configured (DMA is off):

[root at reginald-pc2 root]# hdparm /dev/hdc

/dev/hdc:
 HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Input/output error
 I/O support  =  0 (default 16-bit)
 unmaskirq    =  0 (off)
 using_dma    =  0 (off)
 keepsettings =  0 (off)
 HDIO_GET_NOWERR failed: Input/output error
 readonly     =  0 (off)
 BLKRAGET failed: Input/output error
 HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument
 busstate     =  1 (on)

The errors are there because I don't have a CD/DVD in the drive.

--Reggie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-admin at trilug.org 
> [mailto:trilug-admin at trilug.org] On Behalf Of Roberto J Dohnert
> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 2:56 PM
> To: TriLUG Mailing List
> Cc: borgan at redhat.com
> Subject: [TriLUG] Re: DVD Player
> 
> 
> I got it to work under 7.3 partially anyway,  It skips alot.  
> This is my first time dealing with DVD Playback under Linux, 
> Thanks for the tips. 
> Also under Linux how do I check to make sure that the Drives 
> are DMA enabled.  I know under the Mac and Windows that if 
> DMA is disabled it causes DVD Playback to be erratic.
> 
> On Tue, 2002-06-11 at 12:00, trilug-request at trilug.org wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Message: 5
> > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] DVD Player
> > From: Brock Organ <borgan at redhat.com>
> > To: trilug at trilug.org
> > Date: 10 Jun 2002 13:24:33 -0400
> > Reply-To: trilug at trilug.org
> > 
> > roberto,
> > 
> > link /dev/hdc to /dev/dvd ... note that I used ogle under 
> 7.2 without 
> > any problems, but didn't get it working on 7.3 ... i've even spent 
> > some time on their irc channel but didn't get any help ...:\
> > 
> > regards,
> > 
> > Brock
> > 
> > On Mon, 2002-06-10 at 14:35, Roberto J Dohnert wrote:
> > > Hey Guys, Im having a little problem with my DVD Player on my 
> > > Compaq.
> > > Im trying to use Ogle to view DVDs but it says it cannot find the
> > > /dev/dvd.  I looked and sure enough there is not a 
> /dev/dvd the drive is
> > > listed as /dev/hdc does anyone know where I can find the 
> DVD Rom Drivers
> > > or how I can link it to /dev/dvd, thanks in advance
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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