What does cdrecord -scanbus give you? Make sure that the ide-cd modules isn't already controlling that drive. A way to prevent this is to create a file ide-cd in /etc/modutils with the following line: options ide-cd ignore=hdd -jackp
--- Joseph A Nagy Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nick Lidakis wrote: > > Matěj Hausenblas wrote: > > > >> Hello List, > >> I would like to know, if in general nowadays the > DVD/CDRW drives on > >> laptops are supported by cdrecord and if getting them > to work is the > >> same as getting a standard drive to work on a desktop > PC. (I mean > >> ide-scsi emulation, or even better true scsi). > >> > >> Thanks > >> Matej > >> > >> > >> > >> > > Most laptop combo drives (i.e. DVD-Rom/CD-R/W) are ide > devices, > > selecting scsi emulation in the the kernel config (or > loading the > > modules) is usually all that is needed to get this > working. > > My Thinkpad X23 with a attached media slice and combo > dvd-rom cr-r/w > > works fine. > > > > > > Nick Lidakis > > > > > > My CD-RW is either completely unsupported, or running hdd > (my cd-rw) = > ide-scsi didn't work. > > -- > http://mc-luug.homelinux.org > MC-LUUG Home Page > http://www.hsv-hotspots.com/ > Your hotspot for Wireless in HSV, AL > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
