Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 01:12:38 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> Cc: "'Rick Knebel'" <rknebel@uplink.net>, "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: kscd Message-ID: <19990926011238.C2759@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB4401105CA1@site2s1> References: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB4401105CA1@site2s1>
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On Sat, Sep 25, 1999 at 04:57:15PM -0400, Christopher Michaels wrote: > Rick, > That doesn't work. If you were to type 'kscd -h' you'd find out that -d is > debug mode not an option for decice naming (assuming it didn't core dump). > What you need to do is edit the kscdrc as stated in the e-mail that I > forwarded to you. > > (I found the -d thing out the hard way.) > Ah yes, I did say that I wasn't sure if it was ``-dev'' or ``-d'' > -Chris > > P.S. The kscd with 1.1.2 actually doesn't core dump but gave an error > opening the device. You may want to consider upgrading kde if you haven't > already. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rick Knebel [SMTP:rknebel@uplink.net] > > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 4:16 PM > > To: Christopher Michaels > > Subject: Re: kscd > > > > On Sat, Sep 25, 1999 at 04:12:10PM -0400, Christopher Michaels wrote: > > > Rick, > > > Ok, my bad... > > > How did you assign a device? And what device did you assign it? > > > > When I start xcdplayer i do xcdplayer -device /dev/racd0c > > so for kscd -d /dev/racd0c > > > > Thanks > > Rick > > > > > > > > -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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <<Re: KSCD...>> > > > > > > > > > > > -----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 <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> > > > > > To: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> > > > > > Cc: "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" <questions@FreeBSD.org> > > > > > 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... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <sigh> > > > > > > > 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/<your_raw_cd_device>'' > > (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 > > > > > > > -- > > 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 -- STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. 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