Geert- Oops, sorry for the typo. Good point baout teh more and more common automounting setup of the newer Linux distros. I still use Slackware, so had not really thought about that.
Evan On 7/28/05, Geert Decorte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. 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