On Tue 18 November 2003 21:15, obarrot wrote: > >Random thoughts: > > > >- Try getting the latest version of cdrtools, and compile and > >install them from source > > I'll try what you suggest
Okay. I'm starting to suspect the kernel and/or setup though, so this is probably not top priority. > >- From your lsmod output, ide-scsi isn't loaded? > > that's right. it's a copy/paste typo Ok. > >- The error message "Warning: controller returns wrong size for > > CD capabilities page." could be due to a firmware bug > > > >- The output from readcd you pasted seems to be fine. Does it > > read it correctly? > > no, the PC freezes after a few minutes and the output can't be > read with -o loop Hmm. Freezing, but only after a few minutes. Could be an IRQ problem, but then that's done by the controller, not the drive. Maybe a chipset problem? See below... > >- "DGB10: readtoc: no MMC" seems to say that the drive is not > > MMC compliant. If this is an old Goldstar drive, you may need > > the gscd.o kernel module. > > > >- How is the drive attached to the system? What kind of > > mainboard do you have? > > you're right, it's an old IDE ATAPI Goldstar drive attached on > the mother board ctler (secondary slave) > I also have a Traxdata CD writer attached to SCSI (only device in > the chain). > My MB is a DFI K6BV3+, VIA MVP3 chipset + with K6-2/500 Make sure you've got VIA chipset support enabled in your kernel, and perhaps enable PCI Quirks as well. See Documentation/sound/VIA-chipset about that. > >- Does it work without ide-scsi, ie with ide-cd? If so, you > > could add the line > > yes, it used to work that way before I swithed to ide-scsi.o. > I'll try the gscd.o driver > > >options ide-cd ignore=hdx > > > >with hdx the device of your writer, to use the reader with > > ide-cd and the writer with ide-scsi. This is not a solution, > > but may be a workaround. > > I can't. xcdroast doesn't recognize non-SCSI devices, that's why > I've switched to SCSI Hmm, and neither does readcd on inspection. Sorry about that, it works for me because I only use my reader to rip audio CDs with cdparanoia, and my burner to burn ISOs from the net, and backups. If I want to read an image off a CD, I just use the burner. But ofcourse that's no good for on-the-fly copying. Anyway, I'd go with the kernel configuration first. If that doesn't work, I suggest asking for help on lkml, this sounds like a kernel/hardware problem rather than a problem with readcd. Lourens -- GPG public key: http://home.student.utwente.nl/l.e.veen/lourens.key -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]