Apologies if I've missed the point of this discussion or if I'm making a point somebody already made, I've just joined the list (hi folks!).
> Because for 2.6 kernels, all you have to do is load the module > ide-scsi at startup and give lilo (grub in your case) the hdx=ide-scsi > option, but for 2.4 kernels there is a lot of /etc/modules editing to do... With the 2.6 series of kernels, ide-scsi emulation isn't needed for cd writing as the ATAPI interface can be used instead (cdrecord dev=ATAPI -scanbus). -- http://www.mattsscripts.co.uk/ - A great source for free CGI and stuff BOFH Excuse #389: /dev/clue was linked to /dev/null -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list