From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Sep 25 13: 9:23 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from ns.clientlogic.com (ns.clientlogic.com [207.51.66.75]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5B6014C27 for ; Sat, 25 Sep 1999 13:09:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ChrisMic@clientlogic.com) Received: by site0s1 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Sat, 25 Sep 1999 16:09:21 -0400 Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB4401105CA0@site2s1> From: Christopher Michaels To: 'Rick Knebel' Cc: "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" Subject: RE: kscd Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 16:12:10 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Rick, Ok, my bad... How did you assign a device? And what device did you assign it? -Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Knebel [SMTP:rknebel@uplink.net] > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 4:06 PM > To: Christopher Michaels > Subject: Re: kscd > > On Sat, Sep 25, 1999 at 04:04:54PM -0400, Christopher Michaels wrote: > > This was JUST covered a couple days ago. I'm attaching the last message > of > > that thread. > I appreciate your reply, but that does not tell me anything else. > i saicdin my message I already tried assigning a device. > > Thanks > Rick > > > > > <> > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Rick Knebel [SMTP:rknebel@uplink.net] > > > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 3:18 PM > > > To: questions@freebsd.org > > > Subject: kscd > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Whats with kscd. It core dumps every time I use it even if i assign a > > > device. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Rick > > > > > > -- > > > Rick Knebel > > > rknebel@uplink.net > > > http://rknebel.uplink.net > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Content-Description: Re: KSCD... > > Message-ID: <19990922175532.A279@marder-1> > > From: Mark Ovens > > To: Christopher Michaels > > Cc: "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" > > Subject: Re: KSCD... > > Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 12:55:32 -0400 > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) > > Content-Type: text/plain; > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > On Tue, Sep 21, 1999 at 08:26:01PM -0400, Christopher Michaels wrote: > > > Mark, > > > I'm not the original posted, but THANK YOU! I found all of the below > info > > > in the mailing list archives about a month ago, except for what > exactly > > had > > > to go in the rc file. Mine was blank just as you had described, and I > > just > > > gave up on it for the time being. > > > > > > I wonder if the maintainer of the port should print some kind of > message > > at > > > the end of a 'make install' to this effect, or if it could be put in a > FAQ > > > somewhere. > > > > > > > Well something should be done (I'm not overly concerned myself > > because I don't use it anymore) because the program core dumping > > just because the wrong CD device is specifed is *bad*. At least a > > message along the lines of "/dev/rmatcd0: device not found. Try > > using the -d option to specify the correct device" would point all > > but a very few people to the solution. Of course, using a sensible > > default device would be sensible as well, ideally /dev/rwcd0 since > > most users will have ATAPI CD-ROMs. > > > > > -Chris > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Mark Ovens [SMTP:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 4:07 PM > > > > To: Luis Rios > > > > Cc: 'questions@freebsd.org' > > > > Subject: Re: KSCD... > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 21, 1999 at 02:57:11PM -0400, Luis Rios wrote: > > > > > I've just recently installed FreeBSD3.2 on a pentium 166 with 64M > of > > ram > > > > > along with KDE. The problem lies when I try to access the CD > players > > app > > > > > (KSCD) . Everytime I try to run it starts, stops, and then dumps > > core.. > > > > The > > > > > only thing that I can think of is the device for the CD-ROM is > > incorrect > > > > or > > > > > PNP is not enabled (I removed it from the kernel). Has anyone had > this > > > > > problem or are things just not configured correctly?? Any advice > or > > > > hints > > > > > would be greatly appreciated.... > > > > > I installed KDE via pkg_add... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Why can't the KDE "fix" this? kscd uses rmatcd0 as its default CD > > > > device. This is the proprietry Matsushita/Panasonic interface. It's > > > > from the days of 2x drives. Who uses *those* anymore? > > > > > > > > Anyway, either start it with ``-dev /dev/'' (I > > > > think that is the correct option, it may just be ``-d /dev/.....''. > > > > > > > > Better still, add the following to ~/.kde/share/config/kscdrc > > > > > > > > [General] > > > > CDDevice=/dev/cd0c > > > > ^^^^ > > > > > > > > Change this to suit. ISTR that someone said that it needs to be > > > > the raw device for IDE CD-ROMs but I'm not sure, mine's SCSI. > > > > > > > > There is a catch-22 with kscd, the kscdrc file is empty until you > > > > run kscd the first time, once you get it started you can add the > > > > above line via the options menu, but you can't start kscd until > > > > you know how to specify the correct device :-/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please reply to the sending address as I am not currently on the > > mailing > > > > > list... > > > > > > > > > > Thanks.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > -- > > > > STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. > > > > OBSOLETE: Any computer you own. > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > > > > My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ > > > > mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > -- > > STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. > > OBSOLETE: Any computer you own. > > ________________________________________________________________ > > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > > My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ > > mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com > > > -- > Rick Knebel > rknebel@uplink.net > http://rknebel.uplink.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message