Ken Wilson wrote:
>
> You probably have to use 'supermount' for this device. I had problems
> installing a Sony CD-RW until I did. I also have the following command in
> the stanza of my lilo.conf that starts Linux, 'append="hdd=ide-scsi"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne Petherick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: July 2, 2000 11:42 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [expert] Kernel won't recognise burner
>
> I am trying to install my burner back into my linux box and am using
> drakconf to do it. I would like to mount it as "burner" in my /mnt
> directory and have made the appropriate /burner there. When I try to add
> it under drakconf, I get the message that the kernel doesn't recognise
> this as a valid block device (I am trying to use /dev/scd0 for the
> burner). All of the manuals I have says this is a valid device, but for
> some reason it won't work. Can anyone give me a suggestion?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wayne
Under supermount, it would all be set up.
Otherwise, the driver module, ide-scsi.o is not loaded though the
link in lilo.conf is there
So, to use it as a burner,
# modprobe ide-scsi
# xcdroast
(or whatever your favorite software is for burning)
Please note that the write and blank and rewrite functions work
with the UNMOUNTED device.
# rmmod ide-scsi
Optional--you can address your burner for mounting as /dev/scd0
or /dev/sr0 and you can put the modprobe in a post-install
clause in /etc/conf.modules along with the line(s)
alias block-major-11 ide-scsi
post-install modprobe ide-scsi; ...
The second one you modify rather than enter--just add the
modprobe.
Now to make it /mnt/burner for the mount point...
ls -l -a /dev/cdrom
You should see a link to the right device. If not, or if you
have a cdrom as well as a burner...
# ln -s /dev/sr0 /dev/cdrw
then in /etc/fstab (assuming you are using cdrw instead of cdrom
/dev/cdrw /mnt/burner iso9660 ro,user,nodev,exec 0 0
Note that it is still Read-only. Linux does NOT treat a burner
as a slow hard disk. You can mount to read and unmount to write.
Anyway, look for this to be all automagic in the next DrakX
installer. I got it from a reliable source that this is being
changed. And it is automagic now if you use supermount when you
install or issue
# supermount enable -i
# shutdown -r now
Civileme
