On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 11:35 pm, Evan Hisey wrote: > 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-1d05 > > >> > >>cdb982531dee65b0f3d20548b880722069ae > > >> > >> > > >> > >> 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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