Re: [dvd::rip] Newbie help request: won't start 2nd pass

[Jörn Reder <joern@xxxxxx>]

"joeaverage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" wrote:

> Formatted my drives, wiped out Windows for good! Felt good. Reinstalled 
> Mandriva carefully and was careful to install DVD::rip stable with all 
> the right dependencies. It rips the disc fine but won't transcode. To 
> clarify - it will transcode until it is 99% done with the 1st pass and 
> then won't complete and begin the 2nd pass. Am really enjoying this 
> software and am eager to get it going again. Am using it to convert 
> 'MY' DVDs (fair use) to 320x184 (usually 184) so I can view them on my 
> PalmPilot. My goal is to convert all of our videos for in-car, waiting 
> room, patio/porch, bedtime use. Much easier to transport than a 
> portable DVD player since I am carrying my palmPilot with me all the 
> time anyhow. Have tried .avi/ffmpeg and .avi/xvid and .avi/divx. It 
> takes so long to do the first pass (several hours) that wanted to ask 
> some questions before I try any more. So where do I start? Transcode? 
> Well known bug? I got a bad version of something? Some setting is 
> wrong? It worked so well before I formatted my drives. Thanks to all 
> that might try to help.

You could try to toggle the "NPTL Workaround" setting in the dvd::rip 
Preferences. Sometimes this helps to get around such non-determinative 
transcode hangers...

Regards,

Joern

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