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Originally Posted by zazen
Ah! thanks for that!
Would you be willing to provide a quick explanation why?
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Because block devices are only meant to be used when mounting, the kernel does some buffering that will probably negatively effect performance otherwise.
It's just something you should remember as a rule of thumb, many of the base tools are starting to reject block devices as arguments now.
Always use the raw character device if you aren't mounting.
@jggimi, it does seem that Ogle can play DVD's that are mounted.. but it's debatable if users should be allowed to mount at all, it probably makes more sense to allow access to the device node.. either through the operator group or via some fbtab magic.