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Re: devfs/cdrom problem CDRW

To: Richard Gooch <rgooch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: devfs/cdrom problem CDRW
From: Yaroslav Halchenko <yoh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 23:39:33 -0700 (MST)
Cc: devfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <200111300020.fAU0K8704312@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca>
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> > turn off dma, because there is no hdc and hdparm says that it doesn't work
> > with other devices like:
> > [earwax] /home/yoh # hdparm /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/cd 
> > /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/cd not supported by hdparm
> > So I had to create a hdc 'by hand'. Is there a way to avoid all this?
> Yeah, don't use ide-scsi! Or perhaps look for a leaf node entry under
> /dev/ide which you can use.

I thought that SCSI compatibility driver is necessary for cdrw-drive to
have burning programs work... I didn't check without it though...

/dev/ide/... doesn't work - because I have scsi emulation - there is no
cd device in the ide section anywhere

Sincerely, Yaroslav


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