I think our first VCR was close to a months salary. Had a wired remote too. We got yelled at just for looking at it the wrong way!

Either you have a good memory or you are stalking me? Which is it? I wonder what ever happened Tandy's THOR?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor-CD

Hi,
Was it a gray or white?

Remembered talk about it, but couldn't place it till I refered to google. VaporWare...

Mike

Well, back in DOS 6.22 (Yes, I really mean DOS) you could actually just do whatever you wanted with any CD drive.

Lock it, unlock it, eject it, etc. All you needed was something called CDTOOLS, which was free (I believe).

So Im pretty sure linux has some sort of utility as well.

Will google it and get back with answers.

EDIT: THERE YOU GO! When you can't find the software you want, build it yourself!

Documentation from: http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au/lxr/sourc ... /cdrom.txt

So let's build a small C program that locks the desired (hardcoded) drive :

#include <linux/cdrom.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>

int main(void){
int fd = -1;
fd = open("/dev/cdrom", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK, 0);
if (fd > 0) {
ioctl(fd, CDROM_LOCKDOOR, 1);
close(fd);
}
}

Copy-Paste that in you favorite editor, modify "/dev/cdrom" to the device you want to lock, save it as dvd_lock.c and compile it.

You now have a program that locks the DVD drive on demand!

You now need a program that unlocks it, don't you?

#include <linux/cdrom.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>

int main(void){
int fd = -1;
fd = open("/dev/cdrom", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK, 0);
if (fd > 0) {
ioctl(fd, CDROM_LOCKDOOR, 0);
close(fd);
}
}

Again, change the device, save as dvd_unlock.c, compile.

Now place the two compiled programs in /usr/bin/, and find a way to launch them from within the MythFront-End.

Hope this helps!

Alex

PS: Don't forget, unlocking the drive while it's mounted will permit you to open the tray!! NOT GOOD! Use with caution.

Have you tried the program? It wouldn't work without media in the drive for me.

Ah! sorry I didnt read your earlier post.

It actually doesnt work without a disc, you're right.

Then again, it works with a blank CD, so... child-proofing: DONE.