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Re: devfs/cdrom problem

To: Gary Shea <shea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: devfs/cdrom problem
From: Richard Gooch <rgooch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 22:51:58 -0700
Cc: Chmouel Boudjnah <chmouel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, devfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Gary Shea writes:
> Chmouel Boudjnah (chmouel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> > Gary Shea <shea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> > > Is it possible for me to convince devfs to assign the cdrom to (the devfs
> > > equivalent of) /dev/hdc, at least until Mandrake 8.2?  I don't really
> >
> > what do you have in your :
> >
> > /etc/modules
> > /etc/modules.conf ?
> 
> Sorry about the delay, I'm a cable modem victim ;)
> 
> /etc/modules:
> scsi_hostadapter
> 
> /etc/modules.conf
> pre-install pcmcia_core CARDMGR_OPTS=-f /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start
> alias usb-interface usb-uhci
> # probeall scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi
> # From the old system
> alias sound msnd_pinnacle
> post-install msnd_pinnacle /etc/sound/pinnaclecfg 0x270 reset;
> /etc/sound/pinnaclecfg 0x270 dsp 0x290 5 0xd0000
> alias midi mpu401
> options mpu401 io=0x330 irq=5
> options msnd_pinnacle io=0x290 irq=5 cfg=0x270 mem=0xd0000
> alias eth0 natsemi
> 
> The initial boot was with a (brand new) TDK TDRW241040 burner as the
> only cdrom.  The lilo.conf file had 'hdc=scsi-ide' set for all
> entries (I removed it as soon as I realized that the cdrom was being
> forced into the scsi-ide driver and for some obscure reason not
> working); the 'probeall scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi' was present in
> /etc/modules.conf (I commented it out); and I have (so far) ignored
> the 'scsi_hostadapter' line in /etc/modules (the scsi_mod and sr_mod
> modules show up in lsmod).
> 
> Hope that's useful...

I have no idea what the problem was anymore. It was too long ago.

                                Regards,

                                        Richard....
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