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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Automatic mounting of CD and disk???
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 13:21:47 -0700
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Martin Christiansson wrote:
] Is there anybody out there who could give me a hint on
] how to automaticly mount the CD-ROM drive when a disk is
] inserted, and unmount it when pressing the "eject"-button?
]
] I use a Mitsumi FX400 IDE/ATAPI CD, and it works fine.
] Could this also be done whith the floppy disk?
It is possible to implement. It has not been implemented.
Discussion is currently taking place on the -current mailing
list regarding floppy format detection, media change detection,
and implementation of devfs logical device drivers, all of
which are foundation technology for doing what you want.
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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or previous employers.