On Tue, Jan 16, 2001 at 04:11:52PM -0600, Benjamin Pharr wrote:
> I have an IDE CDRW drive that I want to be able to use in linux.  I have 
> done "apt-get install cdrecord".  I have read the CD Writing HOWTO and I 
> know I have to enable SCSI emulation, but can anyone who has done it in 
> Debian tell me the easiest way?  Thanks!

In /etc/lilo.conf:

append="hdX=ide-scsi" # where X is the letter assigned to that unit

In /etc/modutils/local:

alias scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi # assuming you don't have any /real/ SCSI cards

Run lilo, reboot, and run `cdrecord -scanbus'; your drive should show up.  YMMV.

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