Nick Lidakis (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Under kernel 2.4, I was using scsi emulation for the dvd-rom and cd > burner and USB mass storage on my sid . Scsi emulation worked fine as > a normal user. > > I'm a member of the following groups: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ groups > nick cdrom audio src video > > [...] > > I am able to mount data cd's as a normal user via mount /cdrom or > mount /cdr. I read that buring cd's via SCSI emulation was no longer > being supported in kernels 2.6; that this could be accomplished using > the newer kernel's IDE ATAPI support. > > Can anyone tell me why I can't rip CD's as a normal user suing kernel > 2.6.
If the application supports ripping from a device without IDE-SCSI emulation, you should only have to take care that you have permission to access the device. Change ownership of the cd/dvd drive device files from root.disk to root.cdrom. Do not add yourself to the disk group. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]