Ripping audio CD's... How to determine if DMA is enabled??

-=Graz=- · 05-20-2006, 01:57 AM

Is there anything else i need to consider as well?
The fastest i seem to be able to rip a disc is 3.5x .. Using Gnome app, 'grip'.
i have installed 'easyubuntu' on here as well as it was supposed to enable dma and also enhance video/audio playback all round.

*edit - actually by the time it gets to the end of the disc it is around 5.0x ... I would obviously prefer if it didnt take 20 minutes fo figure out what it can handle - thanks

-=Graz=- · 05-20-2006, 02:24 AM

Actually, this can be disregarded now. changed some pref's and it is sitting around 9-10x
using grip (cdparanioa) for ripper
using lame as encoder
and picked the option to encode audio after all ripping is done..
this seems to have done the trick..

-=Graz=- · 05-31-2006, 07:39 AM

also, use $ hdparm -d /dev/cdrom
to check whether DMA is enabled.
if it is not then use $ hdparm -d 1 /dev/cdrom