Re: tlug: Linux DVD

["Scott M. Stone" <sstone@example.com>]

On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Austin K. Kurahone wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've been messing around with the Linux DVD code for the last day or so.
> (Sorry, GFL's been on /dev/back-burner for the last week or so, I should
> catch up over the weekend.)

is that a block device or a character device? :)

> My hardware is a Toshiba 3rd generataion DVD drive (32x CD, forgot about
> the rest, ATAPI unfortunately), and I'm running linux 2.2.13 with the
> following patches (SGI kdb, devfs v99.10, The dvd IOCTL patch hacked to
> co-exist with devfs).  The DVD I'm using to test this is a Japanese copy
> of Dr. Strangelove.

just a suggestion - try a 2.2.14 kernel *without* the devfs crap.  put in
the dvd IOCTL patch, but leave the other foo out of there.  just a
suggestion.


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Scott M. Stone, CCNA <sstone@example.com>
UNIX Systems and Network Engineer
Taos - The SysAdmin Company 

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