On Tuesday 21 June 2011 01:34:09 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Matthew Finkel <matthew.fin...@gmail.com> [11-06-21 01:24]: > > On 06/20/11 13:50, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Attached to a USB port of my PC (linux-2.6.39.1 vanilla) there is a > > > USB to IDE converter, which makes my "old" dvd burner accessible via > > > my SATA only PC. > > > I thought... > > > When I connect everything as described, insert an empty DVD and > > > start > > > k3b, an error message is displayed saying that there is no DVD drive > > > (or better no drive at all). > > > > > > Things change, when I insert an already written DVD first, connect > > > everything, start k3b and replace the dvd with an emplty one. > > > Then this world is one of the best to burn dvds. ;) > > > > > > I took a look into /dev and found, that there is a /deb/usbdev2.5 > > > when > > > the drive is loaded with an empty dvd. This one is replaced by > > > /dev/sr0 (including correct links to /dev/dvd and such) when the > > > drive > > > gets loaded with a already filled dvd. > > > > Can you create a symlink from /dev/usbdev2.5 to /dev/dvd? > > Yes, I did this before posting here and it does not work.
have a look at udev rules. I have a dvd burner in an externel usb case for ages - and everything works well. -- #163933
