On Sun, 29 Sep 2002 00:59, you wrote: > Hey Bob, a Re: Bob? > > I just went through this recently, so I hope I remember this correctly: the > device you want to operate as a CDROM needs to point to the SCSI device. > > In /dev/ > make /dev/CDROM a symlink to scd0 > It already is indirectly, ie /dev/cdrom symlinks to /dev/cdrom0 which symlinks to /dev/scd0. Reading from the scsi device is ok. It is the ide device that got lost. What I'm not clear on is whether I need to have the /dev/cdrom1 linked to /dev/sc1 as it now is or /dev/hdb as it is ide. Cheers bob
> > > -----Original Message----- > From: bob parker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 7:32 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Can not acces ide cdrom > > > I am using Debian 3.0.0. > I installed it with a 2.2.20 kernel which did not have scsi support. > I later installed the 2.4.18 kernel and got support for my scsi cd burner > but > I have lost ability to read my ide cdrom. > > Here is my fstab > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > # > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> > <pass> > /dev/hda8 / ext2 errors=remount-ro 0 1 > /dev/hda7 none swap sw 0 0 > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > /dev/fd0 /floppy auto user,noauto 0 0 > /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 > > My cdrom mount points > debian:/home/bob# ls -l /cdrom*/ > /cdrom/: > total 0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Sep 28 23:35 cdrom0 -> /cdrom0 > /cdrom0/: > total 0 > /cdrom1/: > total 0 > > my /dev/cdroms > debian:/home/bob# ls -l /dev/cdrom* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Sep 28 23:35 /dev/cdrom -> > /dev/cdrom0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep 28 23:35 /dev/cdrom0 -> > /dev/scd0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep 28 23:35 /dev/cdrom1 -> > /dev/scd1 > > How do I regain access to my ide cdrom? > Thanks > bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
