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From: Nick Rout <nick@×××××××.nz>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Access DVD drive
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:32:14
Message-Id: 20060724092322.2DE2.NICK@rout.co.nz
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Access DVD drive by Steffen Mazanek
1 It is probably /dev/sda, but you are right, its hard to tell on that
2 information!
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4 If so playing the dvd is something like:
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6 xine dvd://dev/sda
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10 On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:47:11 +0200
11 Steffen Mazanek wrote:
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13 > Hello,
14 >
15 > I have an external usb dvd drive. dmesg returns
16 >
17 > Vendor: BENQ Model: DVD DD EW164B Rev: BEFB
18 > Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 00
19 > 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 5
20 > usb-storage: device scan complete
21 >
22 > How can I play a dvd with it? What is the name of this device
23 > to give as a parameter to the dvd player software (I use ogle)?
24 >
25 > Best regards,
26 >
27 > Steffen
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32 Nick Rout <nick@×××××××.nz>
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