cdspd.c (speed_limit.c)
simple cdrom speed limiter
Bryan E. Chafy <bchafy.css.neu.edu>
January 20, 1999
Modified by samg@pooder <samg@freeshell.org>
April 10, 2003

Compile with:

  gcc -O -o cdspd cdspd.c

Usage:  cdspd [-d device] speed
        device  device to limit
        speed   multiple to limit speed to

Example entry for /etc/rc.d/rc_local:

  echo "    Mounting CD-ROM on /cdrom..."
  mount /cdrom
  # limit CD-ROM speed to 4x
  if [ -x /usr/local/bin/cdspd ]; then
    /usr/local/bin/cdspd 4

Example entry for ~/.bashrc:

  alias mcdrom="mount /cdrom;cdspd 4"

Enjoy the Peace & Quiet ... samg@pooder


