David van Balen wrote:
> Is there a way to mount my cdrw drive so that I can view it like my cdrom?
> It's an ATAPI BCE 62IE drive and works fine for writing.
If it is an ATAPI drive, then it will work as a reader directly.
That is, unless you have done something to tell Linux that it is a simulated
SCSI device. If so, remove that, and you should have a CDROM reader.
For kernels 2.2.10 or later, to utilise the writer part of the drive (since
ALL CD writers use the SCSI command set - even across an ATAPI interface) as
superuser you must manually:
rmmod ide-cd // if it exists
modprobe ide-scsi
Use cdrecord -scanbus to check that the writer is now accessible.
After writing is completed, remember to put it back to reader state as
superuser by manually:
rmmod ide-scsi
modprobe ide-cd // if it existed
I hope this gives you enough starting clues to get both sides working <g>.
You do not have to specify which device if your kernel is 2.2.10 or later.
Finally, you should never attempt to mount a CD writer. The writing
software provides the SCSI device lister (-scanbus) and the hardware driver.
The kernel is NOT involved. One day (perhaps) the kernel will support CD
writers in a generic fashion <sigh>.
Regards,
Ron Stodden
