I read somewhere that the ATAPI interface will be used first. When you
recompile the kernel with sg built in (require, not as a module), remove
the ATAPI code. This will force the scsi emulation to be sued for the
cdrom drive, not the ATAPI code.
On Mon, 26 Jul 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I haven't been able to get my CD-RW drive working under Linux yet and hoping for
> a few helpful hints. I'm running Mandrake 6.0 (2.2.9-27 via RPM) with the
> default cdrecord (1.82?) and xcdroaster from the distro. When I run 'cdrecord
> -scanbus' I get the error " ". When I start up xcdroaster I get the message
> that the SCSI generic module (sg) isn't loaded into the kernel. When I do an
> 'insmod sg' it says it's already loaded and lsmod confirms this (it has
> [autoclean ?] in the right column). By looking at the CD-Writing Mini-HOWTO the
> Mandrake 2.2.9-27 kernel seems to have all required components either loadable
> as modules or compiled into the kernel. Am I missing something?
>
> I've tried running under my id and as root and neither work. Do I need to mount
> the device before it can be found?
>
> Any help much appreciated as this is the last thing I need to get working before
> I can wipe Windoze off my hard drive...thanks!
>
