CD-DVD potential problems

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Spin up delay of 2-3 seconds

This seems to be a blocking operation on MacOSX that cases a noticeable and annoying pause in GUI response.

  • Check erformance of other OSs
  • What happen if someone removes the disk?
    • Locking? Want to avoid locking. Prompt for disk?
  • Perhaps ldconfig could link to a volume that is considered available but not mounted.
  • More locking issues
  • How to fail nicely


Other removable media

For example memory stick, USB key, camera.

  • Link in with udev to alert the OS to the removal of a device before attempts are made to access it.
  • How to fail nicely

FUSE

  • Access all media with FUSE?
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