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Re: Batch Ripper: Media Changer Loader (Sony XL1B) Discussions
Yes, because the T10 subcommittee "Medium Changer" device model (which the Sony almost adheres to and which covers not only optical disc libraries but also tape libraries) requires that the changer device (which is itself a SCSI-type target) handle the media (disc) insert and eject actions itself. That means the changer control board needs "peer" level access to the drive(s) to handle these tasks and that normally calling programs should never be handling such tasks.
There's no such standard when it comes RS-232 serial-controlled loaders (such as duplicator robots), as they aren't covered by T10 at all and there isn't any standard (they're essentially "compound" devices in that you talk to the controller and the drives separately and the controller doesn't talk to the drives).
Depends upon the USB<->IDE bridge chip, the OS and the exact nature of the C2 calls being made. In other words, you'll need to experiment.
My understanding, though, is that people have found the changer refuses to do anything if it can't see the drive via firewire.
-brendan
Yes, because the T10 subcommittee "Medium Changer" device model (which the Sony almost adheres to and which covers not only optical disc libraries but also tape libraries) requires that the changer device (which is itself a SCSI-type target) handle the media (disc) insert and eject actions itself. That means the changer control board needs "peer" level access to the drive(s) to handle these tasks and that normally calling programs should never be handling such tasks.
There's no such standard when it comes RS-232 serial-controlled loaders (such as duplicator robots), as they aren't covered by T10 at all and there isn't any standard (they're essentially "compound" devices in that you talk to the controller and the drives separately and the controller doesn't talk to the drives).
Depends upon the USB<->IDE bridge chip, the OS and the exact nature of the C2 calls being made. In other words, you'll need to experiment.
My understanding, though, is that people have found the changer refuses to do anything if it can't see the drive via firewire.
-brendan
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