actually cdrecord willdo straight atapi drives now, ie no need for scsi
emulation. BUT many of the gui programs have not caught up.

On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 08:53:51 +1200
"Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> When I used RH7.3 I had trouble with cd burning until I realised that I
> needed to add to my GRUB file the following:-
>  
> hdc=ide-scsi
>  
> I think in LILO you need a line as follows:-
>  
> append = "hdc=ide-scsi"
>  
> After making the appropriate change try typing "cdrecord -scanbus"
>  
> If the devices show up you should be set to go.
>  
> Robert
>  
> Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Parkyn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, 6 September 2003 8:19 p.m.
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Ide Cdrom startup configuration
>  
> Hi all, I am trying to setup a cd-rw drive so I can write cd's. I believe
> that this has to be configured to use the SG driver and also prevent the ide
> driver from claiming it. Exactly where & how is this done. I am running
> RH7.3. The disk is referenced as hdc and the other cdrom as hdd.
> and both have a cdrom alias.e.g. cdrom and cdrom1 at the moment.
> any help appreciated.
> regards Paul

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