---Reply to mail from Axalon about [expert] CD writing under Linux > > > On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, Jonathan Dlouhy wrote: > >> ---Reply to mail from Jean-Michel Dault about [expert] CD writing under Linux >> > >> > You *DON'T* need to recompile the kernel. I use a CD Writer with the >> > standard Mandrake kernel. >> > >> > 1)Add this to your /etc/lilo.conf: >> > append="hdb=ide-scsi" >> > >> > 2)Reboot >> > >> > 3)Then, you can simply do a "modprobe ide-scsi", and voila! You can add >> > the modprobe in /etc/rc.d/rc.local. >> > >> > I remember Axalon had a sexier solution, but I can't quite remember it... >> > >> > Jean-Michel Dault >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> This works great!! One problem. When I add the "append" line to lilo.conf >> and rerun lilo I get a syntax error at whatever line number the "append" >> statement is.If I pass the argument at boot, no problem. What do I need to >> do? >> >> Thanks! >> >> ---End reply > > Show us the lilo.conf > Right after I sent this I realized my mistake. I had put the "append" line at the end of the file rather than at the end of the section containing the information about the kernel I wanted to boot. Live and learn... ---End reply -- Jonathan Dlouhy Principal Oboe, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Windows Error 018: Unrecoverable error. System destroyed.
