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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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