The problem turned out to be that "disconnect" was not enabled on my scsi adapter. Everything works perfectly now. Thanks for replying.
Casey > On Saturday 11 January 2003 15:28, Casey Scott wrote: > > I am using kernel 2.5.56 currently, and cdrecord is behaving strangely. > > For example, when blanking a disk, the system because totally > > unresponsive until the blanking is complete. Also, when actually burning > > a disk, the system completely freezes during the "Fixating" segment of > > the burn. I have never had trouble with cdrecord with previous kernels, > > and I am looking for suggestions for this. I realize that I could go back > > to an earlier kernel, but I need this kernel for the scsi support options > > that it provides. The system is all scsi, and the writer is a Yamaha > > 4416S. There is no indication of what is taking the system over from top, > > or any system logs. SCSI debug info didn't show anything useful either. > > I don't see this with either SCSI or IDE. Perhaps you are using a > distribution which disables DMA for non-disk, that will eat a lot of CPU. > Use hdparm to check. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
