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Re: E/L bootup and cdrom.



>>>>> "John" == John Edward Bauer <jbauer@plains.nodak.edu> writes:

    John> I have noticed that on bootup E/L 199o4 tries to read from
    John> the cdrom 4 times.  This is without a cd in the drive. A cd
    John> is not mounted anywhere either.  This takes a substantial
    John> amount of time.  However, if there is a cd in the drive it
    John> boots very quickly. Mounted or unmounted. If there is a cd
    John> mounted and you take it out without unmounting it E/L still
    John> starts quickly. I know it's a pretty petty thing.  It just
    John> gets annoying hearing the cd drive checking for a cd for 30
    John> seconds.  Is this normal?

This is another symptom of the same problem that causes E/L to
interrupt music that is playing on a CD-ROM player when E/L starts.
I've marked it as a very high priority item to look into, although
it's largely going to be a question of just what services are provided
by the Linux CD-ROM driver.  It didn't appear obvious what to do when
I first wrote the code, but I was relying on the manual pages for
answers.  This time I'll look at the CD-ROM driver sources.

I can't say when I'll get to it, though.  There are some other things
that have been pushed back too long (NEXTSTEP port, international
keyboard support).

	--Cliff
	ctm@ardi.com



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