Yes, cdrecord can indeed use the ATAPI interface in 2.4 kernels, and I find it more reliable than using ide-scsi. I use it in both my work (whatever Sid has) and home (2.01a19) computers.
In 2.2 kernels, ide-scsi is very reliable. However, in 2.4, I find that when I use CDRW media, the kernel would mysteriously crash; it crashes every time I use CDRW media (but works fine if I use non-rewritable CDR media). Also, HFS volumes cannot be mounted under 2.4 kernels when ide-scsi is used; doing so also causes a kernel panic. On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 09:56:25AM -0500, Rob Bogus wrote: > I saw a claim that recent versions of cdrecord could use the > ATAPI interface added for 2.6 in 2.4 kernels. Has anyone > actually found this to be the case? As of 2.01a19 it seems > to think the unit needs power cycling and can't do any > operations. > > Why do I care? I wanted to see if audio burning with ATAPI > mode would use DMA instead of PIO. Curiousity only, the > ide-scsi is working fine. > > -- > E. Robert Bogusta > It seemed like a good idea at the time -- Ambrose LI Cheuk-Wing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ada.dhs.org/~acli/
