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CDArray-1.1

CD/DVD setup script [and device scripts]

This script is rather specific in that it is for use with Slackware with udev. [Which works well under Slackware 10.2.] The individual device scripts are setup for use with ROX-Filer, but all can easily be tailored to other systems and window managers.

You should run the script as the last thing on system startup -- easily done on Slackware by calling the script from /etc/rc.d/rc.local. The Slackware package at the bottom of the page does that for you. Manual installation, naturally, does not.

It uses Xdialog which comes on Slackware and most Linux machines; if you don't have Xdialog you can find it at:
http://xdialog.dyns.net/

The individual device scripts also use cdtool.
Available at:

http://hinterhof.net/cdtool/

I also have a Slackware package:

cdtool-2.1.7-i486-1ABS.tgz

Synopsis
Install new CD devices without any extra configuration.

Clicking on CD-Player or CD-Writer or DVD-Player will play, appropriate to the media, a DVD or music CD. Open a data disk, or ask to reopen or eject a disk already mounted. (Or tell you there is no readable disk in the device.)

Screenshots

What the script does

Deletes all symlinked /dev entries and system mount points pertaining to CDROMs, CD-writers and DVDs on your machine. Also pulls any related entries in /etc/fstab

Scans /proc for the devices listed above. In order, it looks for DVDs, then writers, then plain CDROMs. (Up to 2 of each) The script proceeds henceforth one device at a time.

Creates symbolic link in /dev to the device entry -- (hda, hdd, etc. which are created by udev on boot.) This greatly simplifies later links/scripts.

Creates the link to the script used for the device. Each script is device-specific.

Creates the mount point for the device.

Makes an entry in /etc/fstab for the device on the created mount point.

How to install

Ensure that you have Xdialog and cdtool installed. (See above if you overlooked this.)

Put cdArray and the eight other scripts into /usr/bin

The list of scripts is:

CD-Player
CD-Player1
CD-Writer
CD-Writer1
DVD-Player
DVD-Player1
DVDasCD
DVDasCD1
cdArray

Put the following three files into /usr/share/pixmaps

colorbox.rc
tux.xpm
open_eject.xpm

Set the cdArray script as the last thing on system startup -- easily done on Slackware by calling the script from /etc/rc.d/rc.local.

Customizing

If NOT using ROX-Filer, be sure to edit the device scripts.
There are 2 lines in each of the following files of the form:

rox /mnt/cdrom &

CD-Player
CD-Player1
CD-Writer
CD-Writer1
DVDasCD
DVDasCD1

If NOT using GCD to play Audio CDs, be sure to edit the device scripts.
There is 1 line in each of the following files of the form:

gcd -d /dev/cdrom -f &

CD-Player
CD-Player1
CD-Writer
CD-Writer1
DVDasCD
DVDasCD1

If NOT using MPlayer to play DVDs, be sure to edit the device scripts.
There is 1 line in each of the following files of the form:

mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device /dev/dvd 2> /tmp/error.$$

DVD-Player
DVD-Player1

If NOT using my custom Xdialog graphics, be sure to edit the device scripts. You can delete the portion I list below or substitute your own graphics.
There are 5 lines in each of the following files that contain:

--rc-file /usr/share/pixmaps/colorbox.rc --icon /usr/share/pixmaps/tux.xpm
or
--rc-file /usr/share/pixmaps/colorbox.rc --icon /usr/share/pixmaps/open_eject.xpm

CD-Player
CD-Player1
CD-Writer
CD-Writer1
DVDasCD
DVDasCD1

Downloads

Slackware Package
44k MD5SUM: c906b74ec5763978ebc1a213438cac14

cdArray-1.1-noarch-102.tgz

Source Code
41k MD5SUM: e6adabd4b1770d71b38674274b85dee5

cdArray-1.1.tar.bz2

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