Messages in this thread | | | From | Robert L Harris <> | Subject | Re: CD changers | Date | Fri, 6 Mar 1998 12:43:29 -0700 (MST) |
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How about something similar to a soft-automounter implementation? If another slot isn't in use, have the code unmount the current one and then mount the desired slot?
Robert
> > On Thu, 5 Mar 1998, Wakko Warner wrote: > > > Is there anyway to mount all of the discs in an IDE cd changer without > > having to unmount, change slots, then mount again? > > > > I have tried to use IDE-SCSI, but the kernel only finds 1 lun on the changer > > (and I'm not familiar with scsi, altho I could mount the cd as a scsi cd) > > > > I was thinking about using /dev/hdx1 as slot 1, /dev/hdx2 as slot 2 ... > > > > It's just an idea. > > > > P.S. I'm not using 2.1.x until all the bugs (like umsdos, etc) are fixed. > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > > > > The short answer here is no. There is currently no way to mount more > than one slot of a CD changer at the same time. I don't know how to > make it possible either. > > -Erik > > -- > Erik B. Andersen Web: http://www.inconnect.com/~andersen/ > email: andersee@debian.org > --This message was written using 73% post-consumer electrons-- > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu >
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