On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Linux Group DIFI wrote:
>
> This is the solution if I would use lilo, but I don't.
> I'm using loadlin... What can I do ?
same thing, loadlin x:\path\to\vmlinuz root=/dev/XXXX hdX=ide-scsi
> >On 08-Aug-99 Osamu Aoki wrote:
> >> I wonder if there is any smart way of setting up ATAPI connected
> >> CD-Writer without recompiling kernel. Does anyone suceeded with some
> >> boot option or something? Just curious.
> >
> >Yes.
> >
> >There are just two things you need to do to use SCSI emulation with the
> stock
> >Mandrake kernel. First put this in /etc/lilo.conf in the section for
> Linux:
> >
> >append="hdX=ide-scsi"
> >
> >Replace X with the correct letter for your CDR drive of course. That will
> stop
> >the kernel from loading an IDE driver for the drive. Run lilo to put the
> new
> >config in the MBR.
> >
> >Then type 'modprobe ide-scsi' as root after booting, to load the ide-scsi
> >module. You should be all set now. If you have cdrecord installed, you
> can
> >type 'cdrecord -scanbus' to check and make sure it worked.
> >
> >
> >- -Tom
> >
>
>
> Bye Bye.
> R.A.Foglietta
>
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