On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 18:38, Maurizio Colucci wrote: > On Wednesday 25 June 2003 01:04, 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? > > Actually, I can use them as ATAPI if I want to. > > xcdroast, for example, recognizes your driver both in ATAPI mode and > in scsi mode. > > They can also be mounted in both modes. > > What do you mean "necessary"?
2.4.18 (or .19) backported "direct ATAPI" CD burning from 2.5. Up until then, ide-scsi was absolutely necessary. -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson | | | | "Oh, great altar of passive entertainment, bestow upon me | | thy discordant images at such speed as to render linear | | thought impossible" (Calvin, regarding TV) | +----------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
