On Saturday 27 July 2002 4:01 pm, Ed Harrison wrote:
# Can anyone on this list recommend a brand/model of DVD drive for use # with SuSE8?
Normally ... any IDE DVD-ROM should work, just get a cheap one from the next store:-) For convenience, you should have a file like this named DVD-ROM.desktop on your desktop: [Desktop Entry] Comment=Mount and browse a DVD-ROM Icon=dvd_mount UnmountIcon=dvd_unmount ReadOnly=1 FSType=Default Type=FSDevice [Desktop Action Eject] Exec=kdeeject %v Name=Eject [Desktop Entry] Actions=Eject Dev=/dev/dvd FallBackApplication=kfmclient openURL audiocd:/ MountPoint=/media/dvd Name=DVD-ROM (end of file) Then you need a symlink like this: #ln -sf /dev/hdc /dev/dvd (depending on which IDE-device your DVD drive is, see at boot time) And a line in your /etc/fstab: /dev/dvd /media/dvd auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 It should work fine then. For viewing DVDs with xine, just insert the DVD, start xine, and click the d4d switch. Cheers ... Wolfi ============================================= mailto:wolfi_z@gmx.net