Re: [HOWTO] abcde: Using Multiple CDROM drives
Does anybody know whether/how abcde can use multiple drives. I want to rip on a computer with two cdrom drives and have each drive ripping at the same time.
emk
Re: [HOWTO] abcde: Using Multiple CDROM drives
Hi emkamu,
Quote:
Originally Posted by
emkamau
Does anybody know whether/how abcde can use multiple drives. I want to rip on a computer with two cdrom drives and have each drive ripping at the same time.
abcde can select different cdrom devices with the -d option:
Code:
-d [devicename | filename]
CD-ROM block device that contains audio tracks to be read.
Alternatively, a single-track flac file with embedded cuesheet.
I don't believe that the same instance of abcde can run from 2 devices though. Perhaps try opening abcde twice using the -d option to open the 2nd cdrom device?
Andrew
Re: [HOWTO] abcde: Using Multiple CDROM drives
Quote:
Originally Posted by
andrew.46
Hi emkamu,
abcde can select different cdrom devices with the -d option:
Code:
-d [devicename | filename]
CD-ROM block device that contains audio tracks to be read.
Alternatively, a single-track flac file with embedded cuesheet.
I don't believe that the same instance of abcde can run from 2 devices though. Perhaps try opening abcde
twice using the -d option to open the 2nd cdrom device?
Andrew
You can run as many instances of abcde as you like. I only have one cd drive, but I can run in one terminal. Once the cd pops out I know abcde has finished ripping, although it will still be encoding etc. In another terminal I can run it again and it will rip the next cd. I could do this as many times as I liked. Although the ripping and encoding will slow down, at least I can set it up to do a lot of ripping before I go to bed.
So I see no reason not to run
Code:
abcde -d /dev/cdrom0
in one terminal and
Code:
abcde -d /dev/cdrom1
in another.