You *DON'T* need to recompile the kernel. I use a CD Writer with the
standard Mandrake kernel.
1)Add this to your /etc/lilo.conf:
append="hdb=ide-scsi"
2)Reboot
3)Then, you can simply do a "modprobe ide-scsi", and voila! You can add
the modprobe in /etc/rc.d/rc.local.
I remember Axalon had a sexier solution, but I can't quite remember it...
Jean-Michel Dault
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On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, Steven wrote:
> Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 15:25:55 +0000
> From: Steven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] CD writing under Linux
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I haven't been able to get my CD-RW drive working under Linux yet and hoping for
> > a few helpful hints. I'm running Mandrake 6.0 (2.2.9-27 via RPM) with the
>
> OK, I've managed to get this working, so here are my helpful hints for you:
>
> The documentation is probably stashed in /usr/doc/xcdroast on your hard disk
> - dig around there -- you'll proably want to read it.
>
> Here is the short version of what it says:
>
> Recompile your kernel --
>
> You have to compile the ide-scsii emulation, generic scsii support, and scsi
> cdrom drivers into the kernel, not as modules. (If you work out how to do
> this with modules, let us know ... )
>
> You have to compile out (that is, don't include) the ide cdrom support. If
> you have an ide floppy, compile that into the kernel too, or the scsii
> emulator will interfere with that too.
>
> Your cdrom is now /dev/sr1 or /dev/sr0, so don't forget to change the
> /dev/cdrom hard link.
>
> They recomend that if your hard disk is an IDE one, that you use the -u
> option with hdparm (check the hdparm man page and see your
> /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit file). I still got xcdroast/cdrecord to work without
> using -u, but I have put the -u option in, and it seems better (I burned a
> cd from an image on the HDD at 4x, and installed Corel WP8 at the same
> time, so the IDE disk seems quite fast enough for me ...)
>
> The current xcdroast is still quite limited, especially for audio tracks, so
> you probably won't wipe Windows, but it's good for most jobs.
>
> Good luck,
> Steven
>
