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    EOF
    ```

    ## After Installation

    Things won't immediately work after the above setup. You'll need to reload the udev rules and replug the SuperDrive. And the simplest way to do both is to, well, **reboot**.

    But if you want to be a cool user, then you may follow these steps without reboot:

    1. Reload udev rules
    ```
    udevadm control --reload-rules && udevadm trigger
    ```
    2. Unplug and replug the SuperDrive

    Thing should now work.
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    #
    # See: https://gist.github.com/yookoala/818c1ff057e3d965980b7fd3bf8f77a6

    ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1500", ATTRS{idVendor}=="05ac", DRIVERS=="usb", RUN+="/usr/bin/sg_raw %r/sr%n EA 00 00 00 00 00 01"
    ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1500", ATTRS{idVendor}=="05ac", DRIVERS=="usb", RUN+="/usr/bin/sg_raw --cmdset=1 %r/sr%n EA 00 00 00 00 00 01"
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    #
    # See: https://gist.github.com/yookoala/818c1ff057e3d965980b7fd3bf8f77a6
    ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1500", ATTRS{idVendor}=="05ac", DRIVERS=="usb", RUN+="/usr/bin/sg_raw %r/sr%n EA 00 00 00 00 00 01"
    ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1500", ATTRS{idVendor}=="05ac", DRIVERS=="usb", RUN+="/usr/bin/sg_raw --cmdset=1 %r/sr%n EA 00 00 00 00 00 01"
    EOF
    ```

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    For Fedora / RHEL:
    ```
    sudo dnf install sg3-utils
    sudo dnf install sg3_utils
    ```

    ## Installation
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    ## Prerequsities

    Need to have [sg3_utils](https://sg.danny.cz/sg/sg3_utils.html) installed on your system.
    Need to have [sg3-utils](https://sg.danny.cz/sg/sg3_utils.html) installed on your system.

    For Ubuntu:
    ```
    sudo apt install sg3_utils
    sudo apt install sg3-utils
    ```

    For Fedora / RHEL:
    ```
    sudo dnf install sg3_utils
    sudo dnf install sg3-utils
    ```

    ## Installation
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    # Initialise Apple SuperDrive
    #
    # Apple SuperDrive initialization rule
    #
    # See: https://gist.github.com/yookoala/818c1ff057e3d965980b7fd3bf8f77a6

    ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1500", ATTRS{idVendor}=="05ac", DRIVERS=="usb", RUN+="/usr/bin/sg_raw %r/sr%n EA 00 00 00 00 00 01"
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    ```bash
    cat <<- EOF | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/90-mac-superdrive.rules > /dev/null
    # Initialise Apple SuperDrive
    #
    # Apple SuperDrive initialization rule
    #
    # See: https://gist.github.com/yookoala/818c1ff057e3d965980b7fd3bf8f77a6
    ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1500", ATTRS{idVendor}=="05ac", DRIVERS=="usb", RUN+="/usr/bin/sg_raw %r/sr%n EA 00 00 00 00 00 01"
    EOF
    ```
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    # Device Rule for Apple SuperDrive

    This is a udev rule file for bootstraping an [Apple SuperDrive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperDrive).
    This is for properly using an [Apple SuperDrive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperDrive) on Linux.


    ## Why?
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    # Device Rule for Apple SuperDrive

    This is a udev rule file for bootstraping an [Apple SuperDrive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperDrive).
    Apple SuperDrive, besides proper USB connection, would needs a specific set of bytestream to bootstrap
    in order to work normally as a USB CD/DVD drive.

    When installed properly into `/etc/udev/rules.d`, the udev rule file above (90-mac-superdrive.rules) will
    be triggered to run this everytime the drive is plugged (assume the device is /dev/sr0):

    ## Why?

    Although Linux can detect a SuperDrive being plugged in, the hardware won't do anything until receiving
    a specific set of [Command Descriptor Block](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCSI_CDB) (CDB) through USB.
    If not, you cannot put disc in or take disc out even when the drive was connected correctly.

    To use SuperDrive on Linux you can use Linux's [SCSI Utilities](https://sg.danny.cz/sg/sg3_utils.html)
    (sg3_utils) to manually send the CDBs like this:

    ```
    /usr/bin/sg_raw /dev/sr0 EA 00 00 00 00 00 01
    ```

    But to do this manually everytime is simply a stupid task not to automate.


    ## What the udev rule file does?

    When installed properly into `/etc/udev/rules.d`, the udev rule file above (90-mac-superdrive.rules) will
    be triggered the sending of CDBs everytime the drive is plugged. It will even detect the correct device
    number if multiples are plugged.

    Reference:
    * [Beginners Guide to Udev in Linux](https://www.thegeekdiary.com/beginners-guide-to-udev-in-linux/), the Geek Dairy
    * [Dynamic Kernel Device Management with udev](https://documentation.suse.com/sles/12-SP4/html/SLES-all/cha-udev.html), SUSE Documentation
    * [Use Apple’s USB SuperDrive with Linux](https://cmos.blog/use-apples-usb-superdrive-with-linux/comment-page-1/), techtalk – Christian Moser


    ## Prerequsities

    Need to have [sg3_utils](https://sg.danny.cz/sg/sg3_utils.html) installed on your system.
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    # About the Rule
    # Device Rule for Apple SuperDrive

    This is a udev rule file for bootstraping an [Apple SuperDrive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperDrive).
    Apple SuperDrive, besides proper USB connection, would needs a specific set of bytestream to bootstrap
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    Apple SuperDrive, besides proper USB connection, would needs a specific set of bytestream to bootstrap
    in order to work normally as a USB CD/DVD drive.

    When installed properly into `/etc/udev/rules.d`, [the udev rule](90-mac-superdrive.rules) will be
    triggered to run this everytime the drive is plugged (assume the device is /dev/sr0):
    When installed properly into `/etc/udev/rules.d`, the udev rule file above (90-mac-superdrive.rules) will
    be triggered to run this everytime the drive is plugged (assume the device is /dev/sr0):

    ```
    /usr/bin/sg_raw /dev/sr0 EA 00 00 00 00 00 01
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    Apple SuperDrive, besides proper USB connection, would needs a specific set of bytestream to bootstrap
    in order to work normally as a USB CD/DVD drive.

    When installed properly into `/etc/udev/rules.d`, the udev rule will be triggered to run this everytime
    the drive is plugged (assume the device is /dev/sr0):
    When installed properly into `/etc/udev/rules.d`, [the udev rule](90-mac-superdrive.rules) will be
    triggered to run this everytime the drive is plugged (assume the device is /dev/sr0):

    ```
    /usr/bin/sg_raw /dev/sr0 EA 00 00 00 00 00 01
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    # Initialise Apple SuperDrive
    ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1500", ATTRS{idVendor}=="05ac", DRIVERS=="usb", RUN+="/usr/bin/sg_raw %r/sr%n EA 00 00 00 00 00 01"
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    # About the Rule

    This is a udev rule file for bootstraping an [Apple SuperDrive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperDrive).
    Apple SuperDrive, besides proper USB connection, would needs a specific set of bytestream to bootstrap
    in order to work normally as a USB CD/DVD drive.

    When installed properly into `/etc/udev/rules.d`, the udev rule will be triggered to run this everytime
    the drive is plugged (assume the device is /dev/sr0):

    ```
    /usr/bin/sg_raw /dev/sr0 EA 00 00 00 00 00 01
    ```

    Reference:
    * [Beginners Guide to Udev in Linux](https://www.thegeekdiary.com/beginners-guide-to-udev-in-linux/), the Geek Dairy
    * [Dynamic Kernel Device Management with udev](https://documentation.suse.com/sles/12-SP4/html/SLES-all/cha-udev.html), SUSE Documentation
    * [Use Apple’s USB SuperDrive with Linux](https://cmos.blog/use-apples-usb-superdrive-with-linux/comment-page-1/), techtalk – Christian Moser

    ## Prerequsities

    Need to have [sg3_utils](https://sg.danny.cz/sg/sg3_utils.html) installed on your system.

    For Ubuntu:
    ```
    sudo apt install sg3_utils
    ```

    For Fedora / RHEL:
    ```
    sudo dnf install sg3_utils
    ```

    ## Installation

    To create the file, you may use this command:

    ```bash
    cat <<- EOF | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/90-mac-superdrive.rules > /dev/null
    # Initialise Apple SuperDrive
    ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1500", ATTRS{idVendor}=="05ac", DRIVERS=="usb", RUN+="/usr/bin/sg_raw %r/sr%n EA 00 00 00 00 00 01"
    EOF
    ```