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SubjectRe: CD changers
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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.
> >
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>
> 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
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