On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 06:04:53PM -0500, Joel Konkle-Parker wrote: > This sounds like a FAQ, but I can't find the answer... maybe I'm not > googling the right keywords. > > Why is SCSI emulation necessary for cd-r/w drives? Why can't I use them > as the IDE/ATAPI drives that they are?
ATAPI is itself a sort of hardware SCSI emulation. It basically involves using an IDE bus for the physical interface but sending SCSI commands over it. Windoze also uses SCSI emulation, but it's not so obvious as it is with Linux. -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F
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