[MPlayer-users] Re: High buffer crashes DVD playback

[Tobias Diedrich]

Kara White wrote:
> I'm not sure if this particular issue has been fielded elsewhere, but if I 
> set a high buffer for mplayer to play a DVD, all is well until the DVD 
> switches layers.  Then, my entire system crashes, and I get all of these 
> "hdc: lost interrupt" kernel messages.  I've tried it time after time, and 
> it crashes in the same exact spot: when the DVD goes to the second layer.  
> I'm assuming it has something to do with trying to grab too far on the disc 
> without properly changing layers in order to fill up the buffer (maybe 
> something never tested?).  Anyway, any fixes / patches / help / info anyone 
> could send me would be appreciated.

Looks like a hardware problem to me.
Maybe your drive doesn't like two-layer disks or is faulty?

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