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Jon_J

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How Do I Make Cd-rom Show In Qtopia Filetab?
« on: October 31, 2006, 02:56:27 am »
I just installed automounter-c3000_0.4.9_arm.ipk
It mounts my CD-ROM silently in the background with no notice.

I finally figured out how to unmount things in sysinfo.
In the Mounts tab, you have to tap+hold the entry to get a dialog, which offers to unmount the device.
You cannot use the eject button on the CD-ROM device to change discs unless it has been unmounted.
To get the CD-ROM remounted, I need to unplug the USB cable & plug it back in.
Or I could use the commandline.

My burning question is, How do I get the Qtopia file tab to show my cdrom device?
I don't care what it's name is, I would just like to see it there, like below devices.
When I plug in a USB stick or an external USB HDD, these devices always show up in Qtopia's file tab. Why not the CD-ROM?
Also these devices have an entry in Cacko's tray icon to unmount them, but the CD-ROM doesn't.
Another reason for wanting the CD-ROM to appear in Qtopia's files tab, is because I usually launch a lot of documents and/or media files in the files tab.

EDIT: I just rebooted and now the automounter doesn't automount the CD-ROM drive.
Commandline worked.
mount -t iso9660 /dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom

Thank you,
Jon
« Last Edit: November 02, 2006, 12:10:46 am by Jon_J »
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How Do I Make Cd-rom Show In Qtopia Filetab?
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2006, 02:11:29 pm »
After mounting my CD-ROM with:
su
mount -t iso9660 /dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom

I read this thread, and tried "reversing" the instructions about hiding mounts/directories on the Files Tab.
https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showt...62&hl=files+tab
post #4
https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showt...indpost&p=23628

I created a link from /mnt/cdrom to /home/samba/cdrom
Then I tried issuing this command:
ln -s $MOUNT_POINT $SMB_MOUNT

Nothing happened.
If I can see a USB hard drive in the Files Tab, which automatically mounts, why won't the CD-ROM appear there also?
The USB hard drive mounts automatically, why not the CD-ROM?
I'm only connecting one drive at a time.
« Last Edit: November 01, 2006, 02:12:54 pm by Jon_J »
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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2006, 01:11:19 am »
I gave up trying to get my CD-ROM to show in the Files Tab in Cacko/Sharp.
I just use FileLaunch filemanager and, with 2 panes open, I have /mnt showing in one pane.
This makes it easy to access my CD-ROM and double-click documents, media, etc to open them from the filebrowser.
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« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2006, 06:33:36 pm »
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I created a link from /mnt/cdrom to /home/samba/cdrom
Then I tried issuing this command:
ln -s $MOUNT_POINT $SMB_MOUNT
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