removing the cdrom (ide or scsi does not matter) will do nothing to your
installed linux system.
linux will just remember there was a cdrom drive once (in /etc/fstab, a
link from /dev/cdrom to /dev/XXXX, a /mnt/cdrom directory ...).
you can just leave all these things there for the day you will plug it
again !!
just one thing though:
if you compiled cdrom stuff as modules for the kernel, it should be
better not trying to use them anymore
as it will only send errors to you logs (but nothing harmful either).
pascal
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Flinkfelt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 12:21 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: A couple of questions
Hi All !!,
Ok I have 2 computers now one running Windoze 95 and the other soon to
be dedicated linux. Previously I had a dual boot systems split beteen 2
physical drives.
I have an SMC EtherEZ network card, which I believe is Plug and Pray.
I
know that the card has a Linux driver, but how can I disable pl.ug and
play wiht out installing Windows ?
Unfortunately the CD rom I had for this machine seems to have died.
WOuld removing a cd rom after installation affect the linux filesystem?
I am sure there are files to edit, which ones are they?
thanks in advance,
Peter Flinkfelt
