From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2023-03-30 09:45, Don Spam's Reckless Son wrote:   
   > Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:   
   >> On 29 Mar 2023 05:20:16 GMT, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Today I did a "zupper dup" on Tumbleweed (3569 packages).  This is also   
   >>> the first time it seems to have broken a program I use.   
   >>> I use the xine video player.  On starting it: It reads on the video   
   >>> window, "There is no MRL."  At my (linux) knowledge level I do not know   
   >>> what it means, but the practical result is that clicking on the DVD   
   >>> button I get: "There is no plugin to handle the 'DVD:/'. In other words,   
   >>> It won't find nor play a DVD.   
   >>>   
   >>> Not sure what to do next . . . Maybe wait until others find this and   
   >>> correct it. - In any case I am reporting it.   
   >>>   
   >>> Paul   
   >>   
   >> RESOLVED!   
   >>     I also have a laptop with Tumbleweed - not yet upgraded.  I compared   
   >> some things after running /usr/bin/xine-bugreport script.  I discovered   
   >> that the newly upgraded desktop did not have a /dev/dvd entry. The   
   >> optical   
   >> drive is /dev/sr0  /dev/cdrom is linked to it.  However, xine uses the   
   >> default /dev/dvd for accessing DVD's.   The hint from xine-bugreport   
   >> script was to create a symbolic link to between sr0 (optical drive) and   
   >> dvd.  The following resolved the issue. AS ROOT in the /dev directory I   
   >> entered "ln -s sr0 dvd"  This created the missing dvd that xine was   
   >> looking for.   
   >>     I hope this helps any others who find this issue after the latest   
   >> update of Tumbleweed.   
   >>     The REAL underlying issue is why the update did not keep the   
   >> original /dev/dvd link (or recreate it) that my not-so-far non-upgraded   
   >> laptop has in /dev directory. It has several links to sr0 (linked to)   
   >> cdrom, cdromrw, cdrom**, and dvd in the /dev directory.   
   >>   
   >   
   > It's a long time since I used shambolic links, is that link persistent   
   > over a boot?  Obviously under normal circumstances they are, but does   
   > that also apply to links under /dev?   
      
   No, /dev is a tmpfs:   
      
   > Telcontar:~ # mount | grep "/dev "   
   > devtmpfs on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,nosuid,size=4096k,nr_inodes   
   1048576,mode=755,inode64)   
   > Telcontar:~ #   
      
      
      
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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