Oops! I see I resonded only to Bob: Hello, and thank you all for these clues. This is just to let you know that I can't get to this until later this afternoon. I will report back with results.
-----Original Message----- From: Bob Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 5:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Setting-up CDRW I just did this again last evening on a new machine and it was loads easier than i remembered it being. I'm using kernel 2.4.19-k7 with both an ide cdrom and an ide-scsi cdrw. i added this line to /etc/fstab: /dev/scd0 /cdrw iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noauto 0 0 my /etc/modules includes this: options ide-cd ignore=hdd ide-scsi hth bob On Tuesday 17 September 2002 07:50, Burkhard Ritter wrote: > hello. > > i suppose that your scsi/emulation stuff is not set up correctly. > have you really loaded all neccessary modules (have a look again at > the cdwriting howto section 2.1.3; -> > ide-cd,ide-scsi,scsi_mod,sr_mod,sg)? if that is the case cdrecord > -scanbus should definitely work (it has nothing to do with your > fstab stuff). > > On Mon, 16 Sep 2002, Michael Olds wrote: > > Requesting Help Setting-up CDRW > > --------------- > > I had this same hardware setup running under RH7.3 > > > > Intel 845 P4 1.6G; 768MbRAM > > Debian: 2.4.18-bf2.4 > > the SCSI emulation module was installed during the initial setup, > > and lsmod returned: ide-scsi used 0 (Does the "used 0" mean > > anything?) --------------- > > /etc/lilo.conf > > edited to insert: append="hdc=ide-scsi" on line 104 above > > #Boot up Linux by default. > > # > > default=Linux > > ran lilo -v with no errors reported > > --------------- > > > > /etc/fstab > > edited to insert: > > /dev/sc0 /mnt/cdrw iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 > > (also tried /dev/scd0 and for mount point: /cdrw having created a > > directory there) > > > > Question: > > /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 > > remains in /etc/fstab. Is this correct? Or should this be removed > > or linked to > > /dev/sco...and if the latter, is this the right way: > > dev/cdrom /cdrw > > > > --------------- > > When I run cdrecord I get the following message: > > "Unable ... could this be the IDE device where you in fact use > > ide-scsi so that sr0 or sda or so is needed?" > > > > My answer is yes, but it does not inform the novice user as to > > how to get there. > > > > --------------- > > > > When I run xcdroast I get: "Failed to scan the SCSI-bus...you > > have to install the > > SCSI emulation first, Please see the CD -Writing HOW TO how to do > > that. Well I did that and I thought that was what I had done > > above. > > > > --------------- > > When I run cdrecord -scanbus I get: > > No such file or directory. > > (Thinking that this might be something like setting up a new > > partition, I set up a > > directory under / named "cdrw" > > but that did not solve the problem. > > > > --------------- > > Variations on the theme are rebooting after every change > > -------------- > > > > I have spent several days on this and have read the relevant > > sections in O'R. Running Linux; Hunger, D.G.L. Bible, and the > > CDRW HOW TO, as well as having searched Google Linux and read > > half a dozen forums and list archives. > > > > There is a great deal of contradictory information out there, > > even cocerning the setup for Debian. Most of the information is > > also very old. How is it possible that this is not something that > > is set up to at least be an option at initial setup on Linux? > > What individual today setting up Linux does not have a CDRW? > > > > > > Best Wishes! > > Mike Olds www.buddhadust.org > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
