Dynamic CD-ROM Handling
Improve and deploy the apt branch "libudev-dlopen". This will
Eliminate the need for a static /cdrom mount point by using libudev (dlopen it). There is some code there that needs cleanup and completion.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- Colin Watson
- Priority:
- Low
- Drafter:
- Michael Vogt
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Canonical Foundations Team
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for lucid
- Implementation:
- Implemented
- Milestone target:
- lucid-alpha-3
- Started by
- Michael Vogt
- Completed by
- Michael Vogt
Whiteboard
Work items:
[mvo] merge lp:~mvo/apt/libudev-dlopen (merged into ubuntu, not uploaded final version yet): DONE
[mvo] use dlopen() if that fails, fallback to the old behavior : DONE
[mvo] add option Acquire:
[mvo] ensure that MediaChange() gives a useful message in auto-mode (interaction with the GUI and the "please insert a CDROM"): POSTPONED
[mvo] add code for apt-cdrom --auto-detect add/ident as well (not just acquire) in lp:~mvo/apt/libudev-dlopen: DONE
[cjwatson] stop writing /cdrom into /etc/fstab in the installer: DONE