Very slow ripping

rutty ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org
Mon May 9 10:18:14 UTC 2005


timeoff Wrote: 
> I did notice a similar problem when first using Hoary. With Warty I had
> ripping at more than 10+ speed then on first using Hoary the ripping
> speed went down to 1.5 to 2 speed (both using grip) and dma set in both
> cases. 

> 

> I noticed that when I put in a CD the CD player would autostart. After
> I stopped autoplay on CD insertion the ripping speed on grip went back
> up to a more comfortable 9-10x. Problem will still occur if the CD
> player is used before trying to rip a CD, The speed of the drive seems
> to be "locked" at it's lowest by the player, and a full reboot is
> needed to bring it back.

> 

> Might be worth checking that the same hasn't been happening
> here.......

> 

> T



You know, this seems to work! I need to get my CD drive going again
(DVD writer has a very poor read rate) but I'm now getting 10x the rip
rate after disabling autoplay in Gnome.



Cheers!  \\:D/


-- 
rutty




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