Re: Selecting speed for PIONEER DVD-104

From: Jens Axboe (axboe@image.dk)
Date: Wed Jan 12 2000 - 00:52:00 EST


On Tue, Jan 11 2000, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Is it possible to slow down the spinning speed of this drive? When it
> plays audio CD it slow and quiet, when I insert a data CD it is like a
> vacum cleaner, and the noise degrades the MP3's listening experience.
>
> I have tried the CDROM_SELECT_SPEED ioctl() with various speed
> settings, but it did not seem to make any difference.

The DVD-103S model seems to ignore the select speed command as well,
and it doesn't implement the Streaming feature either:

[axboe@burns axboe]$ ./media3
Drive: PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-103
peripheral type=CD/DVD drive
Removable media?=Yes
Interface Type=ATAPI
ATAPI version=ATAPI 2.6
drive supports Mt. Fuji
-- testing GET_CONFIGURATION:
------------------------
Current device profile=CD-ROM drive
------------------------
Feature: Profiles List
 Available device profiles=
        CD-ROM drive
        DVD-ROM drive
------------------------
Feature: Core
 Physical Interface=ATAPI
------------------------
Feature: Morphing
 bummer -- syncronous only GET_EVENT/STATUS_NOTIFICATION support
------------------------
Feature: Removable Medium
 medium can be locked
 prevent jumper is not locking the drive shut
 drive can eject medium
 Loading mechanism= Caddy/Slot
------------------------
Feature: Random Readable
------------------------
Feature: CD Read
------------------------
Feature: DVD Read
------------------------
Feature: Power Management
------------------------
Feature: CD Audio Analog Play
------------------------
Feature: Microcode Upgrade
------------------------
Feature: DVD CSS
------------------------

Checking Mt Fuji states that the "Real-Time Streaming" feature is
mandatory... So there's nothing we can do about it, sorry.

-- 
*  Jens Axboe <axboe@image.dk>
*  Linux CD-ROM Maintainer
*  http://www.kernel.dk

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