On Tue, Feb 04, 2003 at 12:09:44PM +1100, Russell wrote: > Thanks. What i really meant was: does ide-scsi need to be used for read-only > atapi CD drives too? From what i've seen in replies, it seems that it's > only a > requirement for atapi CD writers. If so, is ide-scsi needed for reading CDs > in > an atapi CD read/writer drive, or only for writing CDs?
If you want to write CDs, all access to the writer needs to be using ide-scsi. (whether reading or writing) For a read-only drive, you do not need to use it, but many people find it easier to do so if they also have a writer. An ATAPI CD writer will function as a read-only drive if you let the ide-cd driver loose on it. -- Phil Reynolds (PGP now available) o ____ Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |L_ \ / Web: http://www.tinsleyviaduct.com/phil/ (_)- \/ Waltham 67, Emley Moor 69, Droitwich 79, Windows 95
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