How would you handle 1 cdrom/dvd ide-cd and 1 cdrw ide-scsi after boot if I want both? --- Doug McClendon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why yes! > > The only way I have found so far is to compile > ide-cd as a module. > > The problem (without kernel arguments > 'hdx=ide-scsi') is that if the ide-cd > driver is compiled in, then it will claim the device > during > boot/initialization, and > AFAICT there is no way to tell the idecd driver to > release the device so > that > the ide-scsi driver can take it. (the kernel > argument is what prevents > the ide-cd > driver from claiming it at boot time) > > If however, ide-cd is a module, then it can be > unloaded (or not loaded > in the first > place), after which loading ide-scsi will > successfully take over the device. > > Right now this would require you to recompile your > kernel with > > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=m > > Which is probably more hassle than you are looking > for, but if you > really want > it as I do, thats the best solution I have found so > far... > > -dmc > > SI Reasoning wrote: > > >I was wondering if there was a way to link hdc to > >ide-scsi after boot (instead of append=hdc=ide-scsi > in kernel) > > > >===== > >SI Reasoning > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >A requirement of creativity is that it contributes > to change. Creativity keeps > >the creator alive. > > > >-FRANK HERBERT, unpublished notes > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free > email! > >http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > >
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