On Sunday 05 May 2002 02:48 am, Randy Donohoe wrote: > Anybody got their IDE CDR to burn in 8.2? If so, how? > Thanks, > Randy Donohoe
Well Randy, of course CD-burning is essential to all of us who regularly install new versions of linux. Personally I backup all my important files to CD on a weekly basis. To make things easy I keep them in a dedicated directory, so backing them up is just a few clicks away. An exellent source for understanding the fundamentals is the CD-burning-HOWTO. You can find it here : http://linuxdoc.org But my guess is you have it already : If you have installed "documentation", go for it ! But for your convenience, here's a short version : Most - if not all - CD-burners are ATAPI-devices and use the IDE-bus. To make them work under linux you must "fake" that they are SCSI-devices. Now,assuming you have connected your hardware correctly, let's take a look at my setup as an example : My CD-Rom ("reader/player") is connected as the "master" on the second IDE-bus (hdc). My CD-WRITER ("burner") is connected as the "slave" on the second IDE-bus (hdd). Accordingly, I had to edit my file : "/etc/lilo.conf" to make everything work. Here's how it can be done : 1. open a terminal and become "root" (type "su" and, when prompted, type your root-password) 2. open a text-editor of your choice (I prefer "Midnight Commander" - type : mc) 3. go to /etc/lilo.conf and hit F4 to edit that file. 4. here you must make an "append"-statement (a boot-parameter to linux), like this : image=/boot/vmlinuz label=Linux root=/dev/hda2 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append=" hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi devfs=nomount " vga=791 read-only # (where hdc is my CD-reader and hdd is my CD-burner (eventually, put in your own configuration)). 5. hit F2 to save this file. 6. hit F10 to exit "Midnight Commander" 7. still in your terminal-window as root, type : /sbin/lilo (and watch the output). 8. type "exit" twice. 9. reboot, and you are done ! - (Eventually, you can now check the file "/etc/fstab") Enjoy ! A very easy-readable guide on CD-burning : http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/January2002/article227.shtml References : CD Writing Howto: http://linuxdoc.org Linux MP3 CD Burning mini-HOWTO: http://linuxdoc.org (How to make normal audio CDs from mp3 files ) USB CD howto: http://mobilix.org/linux_usb_cd.html Kaj Haulrich Denmark
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