It was just a humble suggestion to automate the command, nothing more, nothing less. But strangely enough, even though the CD-ROM insists it’s not equipped to control speed (a real diva move), the command somehow tames the beast. Suddenly, the drive stops sounding like it’s prepping for takeoff at JFK and starts behaving like it’s content spinning slow jazz instead of jet engines.
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Sound great. Is there an ETA for cdspeedctl ?
Hey @jacobacci, - Thanks for the interest!
cdspeedctl is already in active development and being prepared as part of the Volumio 4 (Bookworm) Beta integration. The initial rollout will target Bookworm-based systems only, since it depends on newer system libraries and updated kernel behavior not present in Volumio 3 (Buster).
There is no ETA, but the prototype is functional and undergoing testing across multiple architectures (x86_64, ARMv6/v7/64). Once validated, it will be integrated into Volumio 4 as a low-level service to ensure quiet CD playback out-of-the-box, without manual eject -x scripting.
I don’t expect it to be backported to Volumio 3 due to architectural differences and end-of-life status of the base OS.
Kind Regards
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@nerd, thanks for the update! I’m the OP and I’ll mark your post as the solution, as it is reasonable to assume that the issue will be left unresolved in Volumio 3. Any issues in Volumio 4 would be better to discuss in a new thread. During your testing on Volumio 4, please do let us know which models of CD drives you found to be successful (and perhaps start a crowd-sourced list of results using different drives).
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