[MPlayer-users] mplayer and preemptible kernel

[Nyk Tarr]

On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 03:04:25PM -0600, Jeremy Brenner wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 14:57, Green, Shaun wrote:
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > > If you have 3 controllers in your computer and the DVD is hdc on the 3rd
> > > controller, yes.
> > > 
> > > Shaun 
> > >ok.. so "ide1=dma" enables ide for all drives on the secondary
> > >controller righto?
> > 
> > Well, it sets the bootup w/ DMA enabled if the 80 wire cables and a
> > supported controller is used. You still may need the /etc/harddisk* files as
> > well. I do both and it works perfectly. You can check it with /sbin/hdparm
> > /dev/hdc (as root).
> > 
> > Shaun 
> 
> but my hdc is scsi emulated... i'm trying to turn dma on despite the
> fact that I don't have an ide /dev entry that i can hdparm
>