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diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/cd-dvd.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/cd-dvd.xml index fafc76410d..535f62fe08 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/cd-dvd.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/cd-dvd.xml @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ If you set it to too high, the drive will continuously spin up and down, and will dramatically decrease the performance. It is recommended that you also tune your CD-ROM drive with <command>hdparm</command>: -<screen>hdparm -d1 -a8 -u1 <replaceable>[cdrom device]</replaceable></screen> +<screen>hdparm -d1 -a256 -u1 <replaceable>[cdrom device]</replaceable></screen> </para> <para> @@ -68,8 +68,16 @@ for fine-tuning your CD-ROM. </para> <para> -SCSI drives do not have a uniform way of setting these parameters (Do you know -one? Tell us!) There is a tool that works for +You may tweak the speed of SCSI CD-ROM drives with +<command>sdparm</command>, you need version 1.03 or higher: +<screen>sdparm --command=speed=<replaceable>[speed in kB/s]</replaceable> <replaceable>[cdrom device]</replaceable></screen> +Speed must be specified in kilobytes per second, the drive will +round it as appropriate. Please refer to the sdparm man page for +details. +</para> + +<para> +There is also a dedicated tool that works for <ulink url="http://das.ist.org/~georg/">Plextor SCSI drives</ulink>. </para> </sect2> |