[MPlayer-dev-eng] Re: reworked cd-dvd.html

[Nilmoni Deb]

On Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Diego Biurrun wrote:

> Nilmoni Deb writes:
>  > 
>  > On Sat, 3 Aug 2002, Diego Biurrun wrote:
>  > 
>  > > Nilmoni Deb writes:
>  > >  > 
>  > >  > 1. "Do not mount VCD disks and play DAT files directly!"
>  > >  > 
>  > >  > Many systems surrently have the supermount feature enabled. Which means if
>  > >  > u put a vcd it will be mounted auto. Will that prevent mplayer from
>  > >  > playing the vcd ? Its confusing because if the device is not mounted
>  > >  > mplayer cannot read anything at all. May be the statement should be like:
>  > >  > 
>  > >  > Make sure that the VCD is mounted. But do not try to play the mounted DAT
>  > >  > files directly!
>  > > 
>  > > Hmm, to be honest I have no idea whether this is true or not..  I need
>  > > to get a VCD for testing.
>  > 
>  > I checked the latest version (1.34). I still suggest that u change this to
>  > what I suggested. Its kind of obvious that if the system does not mount
>  > the file system, no app can read the files. I remember having played a vcd
>  > only after mounting it.
> 
> You are right, as usual ;).  I just dropped the reference to mounting
> the VCD, I think we can take this for granted on Unix.

I am surprised u have so much faith in me. Just now I learnt that audio
cds are _not_ mounted for playing as they donot have a standard file
system (http://reflect.cat.org.au/lists/catgeek/msg01319.html). 
But http://vcdmaster.sourceforge.net/technotes/ says the VCD does
have a iso9660 file system so I guess this time I am correct (barely).

Anyway, removing any mention of mount is the wisest thing.

thanks
- Nil