On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Adam Di Carlo wrote: > > Okay, sounds good for the network part. Regarding CD-ROM, I think it > > should *first* check in some reasonable locations on whether a CD-ROM > > is present. > > Or a local copy on harddisk perhaps.. what the Linuxcare rescue CD does > is simply try to mount all standard devices (hd[a-d]*, sd[*, scd*). This > takes very little time,
It does not. I have a drive that blocks for about a minute when no CD is present. Don't ask me why, it's a quite old one. Isosize on that drive returns immediately however (this works on an _unmounted_ drive), so this seems an appropriate test. Just my 2c, Anne Bezemer
