Play a DVD to slow

[Steve]

On 1/3/06, João Paulo Sousa <joao.paulo.sousa at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  I have instaled ubuntu 5.10 on a laptop Acer 1691 (1,6 Ghz centrino, 512mb,
> ATI X600), and i have configured fglrx 3D acceleration, that works fine.
> But, in i try play a DVD or divx with vlc, mplayer, totem is to slow.
>
>  Any sugestion?
>
>  Regards.

You will have to enable DMA for your drive. This might help:

http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2005/09/20/cd-rom-drive-too-slow/

-Steve.