Let me correct this : you WILL be able to use it as a regular SCSI cdrom
by using the generic sg devices.

Once again, I did it some time ago and I don't remember what I did.

But I am quite sure that enabling generic 
scsi in the kernel will give you normal access to your drive as a cdrom.
(somebody correct me on this ??)

Philippe


"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 22:24:43
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: IDE CD-RW
> 
>  >>you might have to load the modules which emulate scsi on top of ide
> (ide-scsi something).
> 
> edit lilo.conf add the line:
> 
> append="hdX=ide-scsi"
> 
> where X is the drive letter. 
> 
> Then re-run lilo.
>  #/sbin/lilo
> 
> You will not be able to use the drive as a regular cdrom only a writer. Also
> a great graphic front end to use the cdburner is gcombust. A search of
> reshmeat.net will turn it up.
> 
> Best of luck.
> 
> Kirk
> 
> >> Sorry, I cannot be more precise . But I can tell you that it works.
> >> 
> >> Philippe
> >> 
> >> erik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >> 
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I am learning more and more about linux by the day.  The next thing I
> >>> > would like to tackle is getting my IDE CD-RW to work under linux so
> >>> > that I don't have to boot into windows except to watch my DVD's!!!! I
> >>> > have looked at the HOWTO and I have found that they are outdated and
> >>> > are not very useful (a lot of things in there go over my head).  Does
> >>> > anyone know of a good resource that could take a beginner through the
> >>> > process of installing a CD-RW in linux.  Any help would be
> >>> > appreciated.
> >>> >
> >>> > Thanks a lot,
> >>> >
> >>> > -e
> >>> >
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