CONTROL(not a anice name, ne1 knows a better one ?)

This is a project to replace your HiFi CD-Player in the future against an mini linux pc which played standard cd-a cdroms AND cdroms with mp3 files.
You need some hardware:

A mainboard and a CPU (I use an AMD 486-133 running at 100MHz with an old Asus PVI board. it is possible to play mp3 files at 44.1kHz, stereo, 16bit)
4 or 8 MB of RAM (4 should be enough with more RAM you will be able to do a good caching)
An old soundcard (should support 16bit stereo sound with less noise)
a floppy device (to boot the mini system. this will be replaced by a boot rom in the future, but the floppy will be needed for CDDB data and playlists)
a CD-ROM drive
An old keyboard (to get some IC´s. I will offer an layout to build a smart keyboard in the future)
A LCD Display (Philips or compatible, the most one; connected via line printer port)
A IR modul (I am using a telefunken / siemens (no support yet) )
A chassis
(A VGA adapter temporary)

At the moment I write a driver for the kernel to support the IR modul and the LCD Display. Why the hell again another driver, there are several for linux ????? I want to connect the LCD Display and the IR modul to the same parrallel port. the existing IR drivers for serial port working only on some serial ports( the serial port works with 12 volt and the ir with 5 volt. the hardware layout wich is described is depended from the internal resistment inside the serial controller) . I need also a driver wich is inside the monolith kernel.
I am doing some hardware work at the moment (recycle an old keyboard and create a layout where the LCD display, the IR modul and some keys get a place)

Software:

THIS PACKAGE (take three)

the Linux kernel, if you had to recompile the kernel

extract the package
format a floppy with minix (mkfs.minix /dev/fd0)
copy the files inside the DISK dir to disc
do a lilo -r /where_the_disc_is_mounted

If you had change some defaults:

edit the config.h file
run Make
gunzip DISK/boot_image.gz
do a mount DISK/boot_image /mnt -o loop
cp control.static /mnt/bin/control
maybe add some devices ind /mnt/dev or replace the kernel (it need the the ramdisc support WITH inital ramdisk support)
do a umount /mnt
gzip DISK/boot_image
cp DISK/boot_image.gz /floppy
lilo -r /floppy
and try again to boot

Some mp3 CD's:
the directory structure should like this:
Interpret (Directory) - Album(Directory) - Title(File)
support for other CD´s in the future (without the smart jumping)

it support:

boots from a floppy and play mp3 files from a floppy
some functions like next/previous title/album/interpret
controll should playing life music without any pause between the files...
plays also standard CD-Audio
some functions like next/previous title/album/interpret
show title information on a LCD display (i will use a 2x40 char Phillips display )
root file system is a ramdisk
fast jumping

BUT IT IS NOT FINISHED:

future:

some CDDB work for the CD-A
playlist support
suport for IR (remote control)
move the lcd driver to kernel space
a new hardware layout for

Some suggestions ???
Mail me...