Yuri de Groot wrote: > I've decided and internal IDE writer is my best bet (thoughts on this?) I > remember reading somewhere that I need to pass a kernel parameter that > makes the kernel treat that IDE drive as a SCSI drive, and after that it > should work. Is there anything else you guys think I should know?
It will resemble this: hdc=ide-scsi (my cd-writer is /dev/hdc so modify the above accordingly for your setup) You will of course require the scsi drivers (including ide-scsi) in your kernel, or the appropriate modules loaded, before you attempt to actually write a CD. > Also - and most importantly - what brands are you using and where in > Christchurch did you buy them? I got a cheapie ($120ish) BTC one from Computer Future. Works just fine but it was a challenge to set up because I run a bare-bones Slackware system. Other distros are bound to be more "automated" with hardware handling. For the actual writing I'm just using 'mkisofs' and 'cdrecord'. I will semi-automate this with a script when I get around to it (its just there for backup purposes so I don't have to copy 500Mb across the network). I have to paint it at some stage as beige does not suit the machine... (too bad about the warranty!). Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
