is Ubuntu meant to automate adding new cdroms?

[GR Gaudreau]

On Thu, 2004-10-21 at 13:04 -0700, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 21, 2004 at 07:30:22PM +0100, Mark C wrote:
> 
> > In hte past on debian, I could change any bit of hardware and have it 
> > automatically configured during the next bootup, I take it it does this 
> > using hotplug instead?
> > 
> > So I I chnage the mainboard and soundcard, would hotplug take card of 
> > the rest, like discover used to?
> 
> Yes, hotplug takes care of loading all of the necessary drivers for your
> hardware.  It won't create directories for new CD-ROMs, but there are other
> mechanisms which handle that (pmount).

[GR]   If I understand what you're saying, Matt, then I can buy a new CD
writer, for example, install it in my box, boot up and the system, via
hotplug, will load the driver for it, and all I have to do is create an
fstab entry to be able to mount it and use it?

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GR Gaudreau <grgaud at sympatico.ca>