That is brilliant. Many thanks Miark Oren
-----Original Message----- From: Miark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 March 2003 15:59 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Configuring X-CD-Roast In /etc/lilo.conf as root, add "hdX=ide-scsi" to the append line, where X is the proper device letter. Mine is on the fourth IDE channel, so my append line looks like this: append="quiet devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi" The last item is my DVD drive. Then, also as root, type "lilo" on the commandline to activate the change. Reboot. That should do it. Miark On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 10:34:49 -0000 "Tsur, Oren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Miark > > How do you emu-scsi your DVD-ROM drive? > > Thanks, Oren > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Urwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 March 2003 20:59 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Configuring X-CD-Roast > > > On Thursday 20 Mar 2003 8:55 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Thursday 20 Mar 2003 6:42 pm, Miark wrote: > > > On Thu, 20 Mar 2003 17:11:05 +0000 > > > > > > Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Thursday 20 Mar 2003 4:55 pm, Miark wrote: > > > > > Anne, > > > > > > > > > > What problems? I scsi-emu my DVD drive and I've never had a hiccup > > > > > reading data CDs, music CDs, or with copying. > > > > > > > > > > Miark > > > > > > > > I seem to remember that if you did the install from that drive, there > > > > would be problems in that the software installer would not be looking > > > > at the right place to find the disks. I'd have to check back to see > > > > exactly what was said about this, but I think it was so. > > > > > > Maybe I missed the point. If you install Linux from the DVD drive, and > > > then later switch from IDE to SCSI emulation, that would confule urmpi. > > > Is that what you mean? > > > > > > > It's worth remembering that just about anything he wants to do can be > > > > done on that disk without scsi-emulation, so why risk problems? > > > > > > I think using K3b is _more_ dangerous because of the changes it makes > > > directly to fstab (if you let it). > > > > > > Damned if you do, damned if you don't, eh? > > > > I forgot that some people had run foul of that one. I played cautious and > > said no, since I hadn't a clue what it would try to do. Turned out that > > was exactly the right answer <g> > > > > So be warned, Oren. If you install K3b it will ask if it can change your > > fstab. Say 'No'! > > > > Anne > > Fascinated Newbie in learn mode: > What changes does it try to make? > > -- > Richard Urwin > > > > Email Disclaimer > > This email has been sent from KPMG LLP, a UK limited > liability partnership, or from one of the companies within > its control (which include KPMG Audit Plc , KPMG United > Kingdom Plc and KPMG UK Limited). The information in > this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. > It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this > email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the > intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution > or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, > is prohibited and may be unlawful. When addressed to > our clients any opinions or advice contained in this email > are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the > governing KPMG client engagement letter. > > > Email Disclaimer This email has been sent from KPMG LLP, a UK limited liability partnership, or from one of the companies within its control (which include KPMG Audit Plc , KPMG United Kingdom Plc and KPMG UK Limited). The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. When addressed to our clients any opinions or advice contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing KPMG client engagement letter.
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