Re: [expert] Troubles with ISDN and CD-Writing (fwd)
So sprach Charles A Edwards am Sat, Oct 21, 2000 at 08:22:50AM -0400: Even though cdrecord is showing only 10% cpu usage it will still hijack all the cpus it can and hold them in reserve moreover it will take up most of your System Resourses which is a combination of cpu, memory, cashe, etc. This is why all other running processes slow down. Well, but that's very hardly noticeable. Sure, every program grabs as much of the CPU, memory, cache etc.pp. as it can get, but cdrecord definitely isn't the worst example. Here, I don't have any problems burning a CD and surfing the web. Maybe it is because I use SCSI, dunno. Alexander Skwar -- Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.dp.ath.cx Sichere Mail? Mail an [EMAIL PROTECTED] fuer GnuPG Keys ICQ:7328191 Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] Troubles with ISDN and CD-Writing (fwd)
Alexander Skwar wrote: Well, but that's very hardly noticeable. Sure, every program grabs as much of the CPU, memory, cache etc.pp. as it can get, but cdrecord definitely isn't the worst example. No I agree... I don't think it's CPU related: I am looking in the direction of interrupts etcetera. I narrowed down the problem to the following situation: it only happens when I do *data* burning *on the fly*, i.e. directly from cd-rom to cd-rw (audio on-the-fly would probably cause the same but I don't do that). It does not happen when I burn an image from HD. More suggestions? Thanks in advance Felix -- Let op nieuw mobiel nummer -- Ir F.K.K. ChangHaarlemmerstraat 303 http://go.to/felix.chang 2312 DV Leiden mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel +31(0)715147683 Mobile +31(0)612119891 Fax +31(0)715124090 ___ Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] Troubles with ISDN and CD-Writing (fwd)
So sprach Chang F.K.K. am Sun, Oct 22, 2000 at 02:36:59PM +0200: I narrowed down the problem to the following situation: it only happens when I do *data* burning *on the fly*, i.e. directly from cd-rom to cd-rw (audio on-the-fly would probably cause the same but I don't do that). Hmm, are you using IDE or SCSI? If you're using IDE, try putting the CD-Rom and CD-R on different "chains", so that one is on secondary master and the other on secondary slave. Alexander Skwar -- Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.dp.ath.cx Sichere Mail? Mail an [EMAIL PROTECTED] fuer GnuPG Keys ICQ:7328191 Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] Troubles with ISDN and CD-Writing (fwd)
Even on a fast system cd buring programs will use every cpu they can get their hands on. I should be able to tweak that shouldn't I? I find that cdrecord uses quite little resources indeed (10% CPU on average). My system set up is such that I share a DSL connection on 3 machines. To elininate the problem you are having I installed my cdrw on a machine other than the one I use to connect to the internet ( basicly I using it as an internet server) and do all mem and cpu intent activities on 1 of my other system so that they do not affect my connection speed. Charles Well, the problem is, all clients are laptops :( Felix Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] Troubles with ISDN and CD-Writing (fwd)
- Original Message - From: "Chang F.K.K." [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 2:53 AM Subject: Re: [expert] Troubles with ISDN and CD-Writing (fwd) Even on a fast system cd buring programs will use every cpu they can get their hands on. I should be able to tweak that shouldn't I? I find that cdrecord uses quite little resources indeed (10% CPU on average). My system set up is such that I share a DSL connection on 3 machines. To elininate the problem you are having I installed my cdrw on a machine other than the one I use to connect to the internet ( basicly I using it as an internet server) and do all mem and cpu intent activities on 1 of my other system so that they do not affect my connection speed. Charles Well, the problem is, all clients are laptops :( Felix Even though cdrecord is showing only 10% cpu usage it will still hijack all the cpus it can and hold them in reserve moreover it will take up most of your System Resourses which is a combination of cpu, memory, cashe, etc. This is why all other running processes slow down. The only "tweak" that might help you to maintain your internet speed is if you would run cdrecord from the command line rather than from X because kde and ,to a lessor extent, gnome are also both themselves resourse hogs. Charles. Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] Troubles with ISDN and CD-Writing (fwd)
-- - Dr. Denis Havlikhttp://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik Mandrakesoft||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quality Assurance (@ @)(private: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---oOO--(_)--OOo- The mailserver is on strike. It wants better working conditions, paid days off and a female connector. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- Forwarded message -- Date: 20 Oct 2000 15:05:28 +0200 From: dam's [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Denis HAVLIK [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Troubles with ISDN and CD-Writing (fwd) Denis HAVLIK [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: this could interest you -- - Dr. Denis Havlikhttp://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik Mandrakesoft||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quality Assurance (@ @)(private: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---oOO--(_)--OOo- The mailserver is on strike. It wants better working conditions, paid days off and a female connector. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 13:54:36 +0200 From: Felix Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Troubles with ISDN and CD-Writing Hello all, I use mandrake 7.1 and I like it very much. It is used for internet connection sharing through isdn with several windows clients on the network. I use the same machine for burning cd's. When I burn a cd, isdn troughput drops to almost zero... What could be the cause (and solution) of this? ??? strange The problem is for me, the CPU consomption. ISDN uses CPU, and if your computer is not very strong, it can allow all its ressource to the burning... I don't know, maybe use 'nice' .. My 2 cents -- dam's Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] Troubles with ISDN and CD-Writing (fwd)
- Original Message - From: "Denis HAVLIK" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Expert list" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [expert] Troubles with ISDN and CD-Writing (fwd) -- - Dr. Denis Havlikhttp://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik Mandrakesoft||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quality Assurance (@ @)(private: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---oOO--(_)--OOo- The mailserver is on strike. It wants better working conditions, paid days off and a female connector. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- Forwarded message -- Date: 20 Oct 2000 15:05:28 +0200 From: dam's [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Denis HAVLIK [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Troubles with ISDN and CD-Writing (fwd) Denis HAVLIK [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: this could interest you -- - Dr. Denis Havlik http://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik Mandrakesoft||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quality Assurance (@ @)(private: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---oOO--(_)--OOo- The mailserver is on strike. It wants better working conditions, paid days off and a female connector. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 13:54:36 +0200 From: Felix Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Troubles with ISDN and CD-Writing Hello all, I use mandrake 7.1 and I like it very much. It is used for internet connection sharing through isdn with several windows clients on the network. I use the same machine for burning cd's. When I burn a cd, isdn troughput drops to almost zero... What could be the cause (and solution) of this? ??? strange The problem is for me, the CPU consomption. ISDN uses CPU, and if your computer is not very strong, it can allow all its ressource to the burning... I don't know, maybe use 'nice' .. My 2 cents -- dam's Even on a fast system cd buring programs will use every cpu they can get their hands on. My system set up is such that I share a DSL connection on 3 machines. To elininate the problem you are having I installed my cdrw on a machine other than the one I use to connect to the internet ( basicly I using it as an internet server) and do all mem and cpu intent activities on 1 of my other system so that they do not affect my connection speed. Charles Charles Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
