From owner-freebsd-current Mon Aug 23 23:30: 5 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from gilliam.users.flyingcroc.net (gilliam.users.flyingcroc.net [207.246.128.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F20A41588F for ; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:28:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ross@gilliam.users.flyingcroc.net) Received: (from ross@localhost) by gilliam.users.flyingcroc.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id XAA04745; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:28:20 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 12:09:12 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199908240628.XAA04745@gilliam.users.flyingcroc.net> To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: CD writer : Baby Hacker II From: Amancio Hasty Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 1. Modify cdrecord so that if a device is not specified it will do a -scanbus . Present the user with a choice of cd recorders from which to chose from . Ideally there should be a generic device query interface to the system so other similar utilities can do the same thing . 2. Create an LDAP schema to store the configuration for cdrecord. the entry should have: host , InetOrgPerson, cd recorder brand/model, device name, scsibus address, CD-R speed, CD-RW speed... I can provide a servlet which can manage the configuration of the LDAP server. If you are interested on LDAP see: http://www.openldap.org and/or send me email. 3. A bit more dificult. Create a shared library module out of cdrecord with an interface similar to netscape's plug-in . Pick a graphical utility for instance gcombust and interface it to the plug-in. 4. Pie in the sky: Do step 2 and use xml as your protocol . For instance , if an app such gcombust sents a status query to the plug-in its response should be encapsulated in xml : detailing the device , current status : recording/pause/playing/stop. Enjoy -- Amancio Hasty hasty@rah.star-gate.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message