Re: [MLUG] making a ide-cdr work in RH Linux

[Marcus Semanek <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Have you read this: 
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO-2.html

I've always had SCSI CD-R's so i've never had to use
it but it looks like a pretty good description of how
to get an IDE cd-r working in linux.

-marcus

--- Bob Avery-Babel <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
wrote:
> Hey All,
> 
> I'm trying to get this cdrw ide drive I bought to
> work. :-)
> 
> From what I'm halfway understanding I have to make
> linux think I have a scsi
> writer installed.
> 
> 1. I have to make sure scsi support is enabled in
> the kernel. How do I check
> to make sure it is?
> 
> If the module isn't loaded, do I have to load it at
> startup, like putting
> this line in rc.local:
> 
> insmod ide-scsi (I don't know what the correct
> module is to use).
> 
> Then what do I do? I read somewhere that I have to
> make a modification to
> grub, that looks something like this:
> 
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-3 ro root=/dev/hda5
> ide-scsi=/dev/hdd
>  (labelling the ide drive as a scsi drive??)
> 
> This _can't_ be this complicated, can it?
> 
> This is what I show from lsmod:
> 
> ide-scsi                9664   0
> scsi_mod              108608   1  [ide-scsi]
> ide-cd                 30272   0
> cdrom                  32224   0  [ide-cd]
> 
> I have a cd rom drive and this cdrw on the same
> channel. Both IDE.
> 
> Does anyone have any pointers or tips to help me get
> this thing working
> tonight? Argh!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> 
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