Changes/problems in the IDE SCSI implementation can also cause problems. Assuming, as Len said, that you are using an IDE burner.
On Tuesday 18 June 2002 09:50 am, Len Sorensen wrote: > On Tue, Jun 18, 2002 at 11:36:26AM -0400, Don Russell wrote: > > In the old days (linux 2.2.x) I could burn 2 cds at a time without any > > trouble and I did hundreds of them. Now that I've upgraded to the 2.4 > > kernels (redhat 7.2 with first the stock 2.4.7 kernel and now 2.4.18) > > the start of the second burn interrupts data streaming on the > > first. This fails every time I try a second cdrecord. > > > > Is this a know problem? > > > > Is there a work-around? > > > > > > > > Configuration details (unchanged for a very long time): > > > > 950 mgz Athlon > > FIC AZ11 mother board > > 256 meg ram > > Adaptec 2940 Pro Ultra SCSI adapter > > (aic7xxx driver) > > > > No other active devices on the scsi bus, but there is an idle > > four CD reader (NAKAMICH Model: MJ-4.8S Rev: 1.04 ) > > > > > > The error reported by cdrecord: > > Well in 2.2 I believe DMA on ide drives was often on by default, while > in 2.4 it is usually off by default. You may want to check that, if > you HD is ide (Your message didn't seem to say). > > Other than that, I can't think of anything different in 2.4 that should > affect things. The default aic7xxx driver in 2.4.18 is rather awful, > and a new version with many bugs fixed will be in 2.4.19, or can be > patched into 2.4.18 by downloading it from the maintainers site (easy > to find using google). Since you use an aic7xxx, it might affect > things too. > > Len Sorensen -- Seth Kurtzberg MIS Corp. Office: (480) 661-1849 Fax: (480) 614-8909 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] pager: 888-605-9296 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
