[linux-dvb] Re: Record / Playback Problems

[Alex.Wiessner@unvienna.org]

Right ! I completely ignored this point as my problem was much more
general.

What about:

?.?? Q: Why do most of my recordings show heavy distortion on video and
sound ?

A: Often this is a problem with the IDE controller or hardisk where DMA
transfer is not working properly: Try to manually enable DMA with the
"hdparm -d1 /dev/hd?" command.


Alex



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This is allready answered (without an exact parameter) on the FAQ:

3.05 Q: When I do a fast forward, vdr stops responding until the recording
reaches its end.

Maybe we should make a more common answer to this
Greetings

Stefan

>Wouldn't that be worth a note in the FAQ ? Something like: If you
encounter
>lots of frame errors during recording, check if DMA is on for your hdd
>(hdparm -d1 /dev/hd*).



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