[vdr] Re: New kernels, performance etc...

[Jochen Radmacher <jradmacher@gmx.de>]

Robert Schneider wrote:

> vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org wrote on 06.03.2003 00:55:22:
>
>  
> > So the questions:
> >
> > - is a PII 333MHz fast enough to play DVDs, if not what is the 
> > slowest I can get away with ?
> >    
> I was using a PII 400 for years watching DVDs and had no problems at all 
> with regards to performance. However, I sometimes also had that 
> stuttering, funnily, I could make it go away by re-starting the playing or 
> reloading driver and vdr.
>
> But if the stuttering did not appear, performance was just fine (and I 
> mean there is not much difference between 333 and 400 Mhz).
>  
If you a DVB or DXR Card with a hardware DVD Recorder your Problem is 
defently the DVD-Rom or the IDE Controller.
If you are Watching DVDs through your  Graphicscard, you should take a 
look at your Kernel configuration and enable MTRR Registers  (buildin or 
modul). I  forgot this and my XFree took 50% Processortime, afterwards 5%. 



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