Is the drive actually mounted? If so, do ordinary CD-ROMs work in it?
What are your /etc/fstab settings, and what is the make, model, etc.
of your drive?
On Sun, 11 Mar 2001 18:20, Kyle Baker wrote:
> I have that exact CDR and for three weeks I've been trying to
> get it to work. I dual boot with Win2K and the CDR works fine
> there. So I know it's not a hardware problem. LM 7.2
> recognizes the CDR as evidenced in reviewing my system logs (and
> my CDROM for that matter, though it doesn't work under Linux
> either) but it always stays "locked" no matter how I'm logged in
> (root or user). I've read about 54 help files/tutorials on this
> and on incorrect links and whatnot, but none helped me solve the
> problem.
>
> Folks, we wonder why more people -- especially in the workplace
> -- don't implement Linux. If it's this complicated just to get
> a damn CDR working then I think I know the answer to that. I'm
> not a computer idiot (in fact I work on them for a living), but
> this is the most vexing computer problem I've come across. I've
> been reading this email list for several weeks now, and I've
> noticed a large amount of emails on this same topic. Obviously
> it's a week spot in LM's armor judging by the sheer number of
> similar CDR problems.
>
> Just some commentary, and a little venting thrown in ;-)
>
> Kyle Baker
>
> --- Sridhar Dhanapalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Could the problem be heat? I have had similar problems after a
> > few
> > burns or on hot days due to the drive overheating. Try to get
> > your
> > drive as cool as possible and then try burning at single
> > speed. Also,
> > try double speed, since many recorders out there don't like
> > burning at
> > single speed.
> >
> > On Sun, 11 Mar 2001 06:34, angry wrote:
> > > I'm pulling my hair out here, can't get cdrecording to work.
> >
> > here
> >
> > > is all the
> > > info i can think of, hope someone can help
> > >
> > > [m0loch@cartman m0loch]$ uname -r
> > > 2.4.2-7mdk
> > >
> > > [root@cartman /root]# cdrecord -scanbus
> > > Cdrecord 1.9 (i586-mandrake-linux-gnu) Copyright (C)
> >
> > 1995-2000 Jörg
> >
> > > Schilling
> > > Linux sg driver version: 3.1.17
> > > Using libscg version 'schily-0.1'
> > > scsibus0:
> > > 0,0,0 0) 'MITSUMI ' 'CR-4802TE ' '1.9D'
> >
> > Removable
> >
> > > CD-ROM
> > > 0,1,0 1) *
> > > 0,2,0 2) *
> > > 0,3,0 3) *
> > > 0,4,0 4) *
> > > 0,5,0 5) *
> > > 0,6,0 6) *
> > > 0,7,0 7) *
> > >
> > > from /var/log/messages
> > > Mar 9 15:15:35 cartman kernel: SCSI subsystem driver
> >
> > Revision: 1.00
> >
> > > Mar 9 15:15:35 cartman kernel: scsi0 : SCSI host adapter
> >
> > emulation
> >
> > > for IDE ATAPI devices
> > > Mar 9 15:15:35 cartman kernel: Vendor: MITSUMI Model:
> > > CR-4802TE Rev: 1.9D
> > > Mar 9 15:15:35 cartman kernel: Type:
> > > CD-ROM ANSI SCSI
> > > revision: 02
> > >
> > > the process and resulting error
> > > [root@cartman /root]# cdrecord dev=0,0,0 -dummy blank=fast
> > > Cdrecord 1.9 (i586-mandrake-linux-gnu) Copyright (C)
> >
> > 1995-2000 Jörg
> >
> > > Schilling
> > > scsidev: '0,0,0'
> > > scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0
> > > Linux sg driver version: 3.1.17
> > > Using libscg version 'schily-0.1'
> > > Device type : Removable CD-ROM
> > > Version : 0
> > > Response Format: 1
> > > Vendor_info : 'MITSUMI '
> > > Identifikation : 'CR-4802TE '
> > > Revision : '1.9D'
> > > Device seems to be: Philips CDD-522.
> > > Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
> > > Driver flags : SWABAUDIO
> > > Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 1 in dummy mode for single
> > > session. Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 1 in dummy mode
> >
> > for
> >
> > > single session. Last chance to quit, starting dummy write in
> >
> > 1
> >
> > > seconds.
> > > cdrecord: Input/output error. prevent/allow medium removal:
> >
> > scsi
> >
> > > sendcmd: retryable error
> > > CDB: 1E 00 00 00 00 00
> > > status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
> > > Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 00 2C 00 00 00
> > > Sense Key: 0x5 Illegal Request, Segment 0
> > > Sense Code: 0x2C Qual 0x00 (command sequence error) Fru 0x0
> > > Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
> > > cmd finished after 0.000s timeout 40s
> > >
> > > the lilo.conf line
> > > image=/boot/vmlinuz
> > > label=linux
> > > root=/dev/hdb5
> > > append="hdc=ide-scsi"
> > > vga=788
> > > read-only
> > > have also used kernel 2.2.17 with same results
> > > also updated cdrw firmware to 2.1 with same results
> > >
> > > HELP PLEASE
> >
> > --
> > Sridhar Dhanapalan.
> > "There are two major products that come from Berkeley:
> > LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence."
> > -- Jeremy S. Anderson
>
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