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In article <1992Jul24.220159.50@roads.sa.gov.au> walsh@roads.sa.gov.au writes:
>In article <1992Jul22.175749.235@winkle.bhpese.oz.au>,
>robbie@winkle.bhpese.oz.au writes:
>> 
>> I am currently using a VAXstation 3100 model 38 running VMS V5.5. Connected
>> to this, I have a CD drive (RRD42) which was purchased for the purpose of
>> allowing us to access our CONDIST CDs. I also have a copy of Joe Meadows
>> CD player which is similar to the DEC supplied example program DECW$CD_PLAYER.
>> However, to use these together I have to disable the loading of the device
>> drive for the CD drive and connect the device via sysgen as GKA500:. This
>> allows me to use it as an audio CD player but not as a disk drive. Is there
>> another driver available, or does someone have the know-how but not the
>> inclination to patch the current drivers (I have the source listings! Am I
>> allowed to patch them?) so that I can use the drive for both work and play
>> without a reboot? Is it possible to unload a device driver? Is it possible
>> to load two device drivers for the one device? Any answers would be
>> appreciated!
>
>Hello. What DECW$CD_PLAYER are you alluding to and where can I find it with
>useful examples ? I poked around a bit on our machine looking in likely DECW
>directories and came up with zilch. How would I use this on a VS4000 model 60
>with its speaker ? A blow-by-blow or a pointer to some doco would be
>appreciated. If you receive any answers to your questions, please post a
>summary to this newsgroup. Good luck.
>								Regards, Dave.

It turns out that when I first released the CD Player, I was under the mistaken
assumption that the documentation was correct (with regards to the necessity of
re-configuring the CD drive). It turns out that you don't need to do this after
some version of VMS (V5.4-3 for sure, maybe earlier?). I've also made some
updates to the program from when I first released it (it's now called CD_PLAYER
to avoid confusion with many folks ChangeDirectory programs).

You can get the latest version of it by sending mail to VMSSERV@FHCRCVAX.bitnet
or VMSSERV@SPOCK.FHCRC.ORG, with a one line message of SEND CD.PACKAGE. Hunter Goatley also has it available from his server.

Cheers,
Joe Meadows	meadowsj@boeing.com