Subject: Re: ALPS 4x4 CD changer (ATAPI)
To: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.lip6.fr>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/22/2000 09:01:52
On Sat, 22 Jan 2000 14:42:26 +0100 
 Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.lip6.fr> wrote:

 > > How can I control the ALPS ATAPI CD changer under NetBSD 1.4.2_Alpha?
 > > xmcd works, but I have to use the drive buttons to change disks. :(
 > 
 > Doesn't chio work ?

chio(1) should work with the `cdlu' sub-command, which is a slight hack
specifically for ATAPI changers (ATAPI doesn't support LUNs).

Basically, it would work like this:

	chio -f /dev/rcd0d cdlu load 1

...to load the CD from the second changer slot.

You can also set the CHANGER environment variable to avoid having to use
the -f flag all the time :-)

        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>