On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 14:42:24 +0100 Karl-Heinz Zimmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


> So I have an "alias scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi" in /etc/modules.conf
> and the "hdc=ide-scsi" added to the kernel line in /boot/grub/grub.conf,
> but do I now have to re-initialize grub, or will it find that when
> rebooting?
> 

You never need to reinitialize grub (unlike LILO) unless you have installed a
new version of the grub software.  grub processes the grub.conf (or older
menu.lst) file at boot time, locating the desired kernel from the text entries.

> Actually I have rebooted, but now there is no /dev/hdc.  :-))
> 
> Does that mean I also need to specify a "modprobe ide-scsi" in some
> of the scripts that get started when entering the runlevel?  If
> yes, what file might this be?
> 
> Or am I wrong here and /dev/hdc is not needed?
> 

When you are using 'hdc=ide-scsi', you are instructing the kernel to treat this
as an emulated scsi device, and thus it will be addressed as /dev/sr0.  devfsd
normally creates a link /dev/cdrom to the appropriate device, ie
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/cd, (check your/etc/devfsd.conf).

> The setup dialog of k3b _now_ lists the DVD combo drive as follows:
> 
>     /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/cd (0,0,0)
> 
> But when I want to add this as my preferred Reader too it would tell
> me "There is no additional drive at /dev/scsi/host0/bu...".
> 

I'm not sure I understand this.  The device has only one address which you get
to different ways whether you are looking for a reader or a writer.  Use
/dev/cdrom or /dev/sr0 for the reader, and for writing issue cdrecord --scanbus
to report the scsi addressing for the device, usually 0,0,0 if you have only one
cd device.

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Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the 
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