On Sat, Jan 22, 2000 at 09:01:52AM -0800, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> 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.

Yes, this appears to work - thanks.

I'd also like the disc change buttons in xmcd work.  When I click them, I
just hear a beep.  In /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xmcd/config/rcd0d I have

mediumChangeMethod:     3

which means

! 3     OS-ioctl method (for non-SCSI drives)

Does xmcd work better with other drives?

Thanks,

  -jm