Re: CD/DVD drive not in /dev/

Hi Martin I know you said it's IDE, but did you try to use it with SCSI emulation? This is how I use mine. It would be hdd, but look: manix:~# cat /proc/ide/hdd/model HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4120B manix:~# lsmod Module Size Used by sr_mod 16544 0 sd_mod

Re: CD/DVD drive not in /dev/

> > What does ls /proc/ide say? Look for a drive there that's not hdb. The > kernel sees your drive iff it's listed in /proc/ide. $ ls /proc/ide drivers hdb ide0 sis Doesn't look hopeful... $ cat /proc/ide/sis SiS 5513 Ultra 133 chipset --- Primary Channel Sec

Re: CD/DVD drive not in /dev/

> I have just started to get Ogle working, when I discovered > that my DVD/CD drive is not showing up in /dev/. hdb is there (which > is my hard disk). > > Note that this is not a SCSI or SATA system - plain vanilla EIDE. > > I know the drive works: I installed the base packages with it! I can >

CD/DVD drive not in /dev/

Hi all, I'm just getting to grips with Linux, and have managed to find out answers to most of my questions, but this one has me foxed. However, I have just started to get Ogle working, when I discovered that my DVD/CD drive is not showing up in /dev/. hdb is there (which is my hard disk). Note t