WORKBONE 2.3
Workbone is a text-based utility that plays audio cd’s. For it to
function, your computer will need a sound card with support that is configured in the
kernel or as a module (review compiling kernel tutorial). Sound card support is not configured into the original install of Monkey, but for some reason I could get Workbone to play music on my computers. Just place your favorite cd in the CD-ROM
drive and try running Workbone to see if it works for you. You’re also going to need to know which device name is associated with your CD-ROM (review CD-ROM tutorial). Follow these steps to see if it works:
1. Link /dev/cdrom to the correct device. If you have an
IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM like I do, then you'd do something
similar to this:
cd /dev CHANGE TO /dev DIRECTORY
ls -l cdrom LIST WHICH DEVICE cdrom IS LINKED TO
rm cdrom DELETE INCORRECT cdrom LINK
ln -s hdc cdrom CREATE NEW cdrom LINK
2. Change ownership of the CD-ROM, so users (other than
root) can use Workbone, with the following command:
chmod 666 /dev/cdrom
3. Place an audio cd in the CD-ROM tray and start Workbone.
workbone
If you correctly completed step 1 then Workbone will initialize
itself and a text console will appear on the screen. The control functions correspond with your keyboard’s number pad. The ‘Num Lock’ key must be activated for the controls to work. Here’s a look at the text-console and a break down of the key-pad controls:
+---| number pad |---+
| |
| [] || => |
| |
| < ^^ > |
| |
| << .. >> |
| |
| quit ? |
+--------------------+
+---+---+---+---+ . help
| N | / | * | - | 0 exit menu with music
+---+---+---+---+ 1 rewind 15 seconds
| 7 | 8 | 9 | | 2 quit/disc eject
+---+---+---+ + | 3 fast forward 15 seconds
| 4 | 5 | 6 | | 4 previous track
+---+---+---+---+ 5 replay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 6 next
+---+---+---+ E | 7 stop
| 0 | . | | 8 pause/play
+-------+---+---+ 9 play
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