Ticket #1995: mplayer-dvd.diff

multimedia/videoutils/mplayer.xml

@@ -466 +466 @@
     </sect3>
 
     <!--
+      Following section should be removed after BLFS-6.2.
+      Current Udev creates persistent cd/dvd links automatically
+    -->
     <sect3>
       <title>Installation for DVD Playback (Optional)</title>
 
       <para>If you want DVD playback with <application>MPlayer</application>,
       you need to ensure a link exists between your DVD drive and
-      <filename>/dev/dvd</filename>. If necessary, create the link using the
-      following commands:</para>
+      <filename>/dev/dvd</filename>. This process is described in the
+      <ulink url="&lfs-root;/chapter07/symlinks.html">Creating custom
+      symlinks to devices</ulink> section in LFS. The user must be part
+      of the <systemitem class="groupname">cdrom</systemitem> group in
+      order to use the device.</para>
 
-<screen role="root"><userinput>cat &gt;&gt; /etc/udev/rules.d/24-dvd.rules &lt;&lt; "EOF"
-<literal># Create a /dev/dvd symlink
-
-KERNEL="<replaceable>&lt;dvd drive&gt;</replaceable>", SYMLINK="dvd"</literal>
-
-EOF
-udevstart</userinput></screen>
-
-      <para>Replace <replaceable>&lt;dvd drive&gt;</replaceable> with whatever
-      device is appropriate, for example <filename>hdc</filename>. If
-      you don't know which device to choose, type:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>dmesg | grep DVD</userinput></screen>
-
-      <para>It should result in an output like:</para>
-
-<screen><computeroutput>hdc: Pioneer DVD-ROM ATAPIModel DVD-114 0110,
-ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive</computeroutput></screen>
-
     </sect3>
-    -->
 
   </sect2>