Freevo Installation HOWTO: Build your own media box with Freevo and Linux
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# Chapter 4. DVD Playback

Freevo should automatically recognize your DVD and play it accordingly with MPlayer. There are a few things you can do to make sure DVD playback is smooth. If you are having problems after doing all of the following I highly recommend contacting the mailing lists or upgrading your processor/RAM.

# 4.1. Enabling DMA for DVD Playback

When I first started watching DVD's I noticed some choppy playback. This was extermely minimal, but annoying. One thing that helped immensely was enabling DMA on my DVD drive.

          [user@host]$ hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdX

Make sure to change X to the appropriate number of your DVD drive. You may also want to enable DMA on your hard drives as well. Also, you should add this to your startup scripts so this option is enabled during boot up.

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