This link in the wiki is related to this discussion http://freevo.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/doc/MovieUsage
I believe the point is due to distributions which have automount working by default for the CD/DVD device. In my case I had replace it by submount. So disabling any mounting of the DVD/CD should work fine. At least I'm gonna try that. The only way were submount should be effective: you use the computer for multiple purposes (Desktop). So somewhere in the WIKI there should be a statement to drop automounting systems for dvd/cd in order to avoid possible issues. Or is there a way to disable this default behaviour in freevo? Most linux distributions will include (actually they do) more and more auto mounting systems. BTW Evan: Greet is a christian name for female. My name is Geert. Geert > All I know is that if I have a disc mounted then start and stop freevo > it is no longer mounted. Freevo must have some internal mounting > already built in because when I put in a CD or DVD it automatically > "mounts" it (I don't know if it is officially mounted or if it's just > some internal trickery) and when I press the eject button on the drive > itself it is unmounted and ejected automatically. > > I think the real problem that should be addressed is: > If this is not working for you without supermount/submount then what > is wrong with the freevo configuration you have as it SHOULD work like > you want it to WITHOUT external automounting facilities. > > 2005/7/28, Evan Hisey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Greet- >> I would say, preformance issue are the big thing. Freevo has not >> need to have any disc's mounted to play and the eject buttons work >> fine on my drives. As understand it Freevo handles that part in the >> background. Running a second system to do the same thing, is going ot >> add alot of undeeded over head with the potential of race or confilcts >> between the two systems. Lastly it just makes installing freevo that >> much harder >> >> Evan. >> >> On 7/27/05, Geert Decorte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Evan, >> > >> > Could you be more specific? >> > I don't see why you find this a bad idea. >> > >> > > Greet- >> > > I think using something like submount/supermount is just a bad >> idea >> > > in this case. Freevo handles VCD/CD/DVD just fine without any kind >> of >> > > mounting madness outside of freevo. >> > >> > I added submount to make my freevobox pass the housewife :) test. >> > Normal users will push the eject button. Like they use to do with CD >> > players. They expect the devices behave like this. Intuitive >> behaviour. >> > Creating a application where the user has to read a phone-book size >> manual >> > full of exceptions doesn't make much sense to me. >> > Mounted CD's needs to be umounted first before ejecting. >> > >> > Anyway, thnx to submount CD's get ejected using the eject button >> instead >> > of issuing the eject command from the keyboard/remote control. adding >> a >> > new CD to the tray gets automagicly detected and applied into freevo. >> > So far I didn't see any problem with it. Perhaps this could raise >> > performance issue with slower processors? >> > Mandriva users using freevo should already have this feature thanks to >> > supermount. >> > >> > Geert >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> > > Evan >> > > >> > > On 7/26/05, Geert Decorte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> I had covered this issue lately in the WIKI. >> > >> >> > >> Either you install submount or supermount. >> > >> The mandrake distribution comes default with supermount >> > >> >> > >> http://freevo.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/doc/TipsAndTricks#head-1d05cdb982531dee65b0f3d20548b880722069ae >> > >> >> > >> Submount needs only a additional kernel module and some experiments >> with >> > >> parameters in /etc/fstab >> > >> Supermount needs a patched kernel >> > >> >> > >> HTH >> > >> >> > >> Geert >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:44 am, Jake Briggs wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > you dont need to mount a dvd to play it. >> > >> > >> > >> > eject can be used with EJECT mapped to a button on the remote, or >> "." >> > >> on >> > >> > your >> > >> > keyboard. >> > >> > >> > >> > I dont have supermount or anything on any of my freevo boxes. >> > >> > >> > >> > Travis. >> > >> >> WiSHiE wrote: >> > >> >> >On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:29 am, Jake Briggs wrote: >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> >you press "eject" on your remote(or keyboard . ), take the DVD >> out, >> > >> and >> > >> >> > put a new one in. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> So your saying that freevo will umount the dvd, and dosent use >> > >> >> supermount? Because that would be handy :) >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >You do not need to exit freevo. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> Last time I attempted to watch 2 dvds (actually, the only time I >> have >> > >> >> attempted this) the eject button (On the drive itself) wouldnt >> work >> > >> as I >> > >> >> expected, and I have neglected to map a button on my remote to >> > >> "eject". >> > >> >> I put the drive in about three months after I set freevo up >> initially >> > >> >> you see. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >Wouldnt be much of a home theatre setup if you had to turn it >> off to >> > >> >> watch >> > >> >> >another movie now, would it ? :) >> > >> >> >> > >> >> Haha true :) >> > >> >> >> > >> >> Jake >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >>Hi all >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >>How does one change a dvd when running freevo? For example, I >> just >> > >> >> >>watched a movie, and I want to watch another. Do i have to >> exit >> > >> >> freevo, >> > >> >> >>umount the dvd, eject the dvd, then insert the new one, then >> run >> > >> >> freevo >> > >> >> >>again? Or can freevo do this sort of thing automatically >> (well, >> > >> apart >> > >> >> >>from the 'insert a new one' part :) ). >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >>I was just going to configure the supermount stuff last night, >> but >> > >> >> then >> > >> >> >>I thought I had better ask, maybe freevo has some issues when >> using >> > >> >> >>supermount ? >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >>Jake >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > The day Microsoft make something that doesnt suck, is the day >> they >> > >> make a >> > >> > vacuum cleaner. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration >> Strategies >> > >> > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward >> articles, >> > >> > informative Webcasts and more! 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