[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> okay, my IDE CD-RW is acting up. I have an HP 9100 IDE/ATAPI. For some
> reason, Linux refuses to recognize it. Every so often I would be able to use
> it, but once I rebooted I couldn't anymore. I have reinstalled Mandrake about
> 15 times and even installed it from the CD-RW. My DVD works just fine. As a
> last resort, I tried removing Mandrake's "Supermount Technology" and opted to
> mount removable drives myself. My DVD mounted OK, my zip the same, but when
> I went to mount my CD-RW, it said "mount: The kernel does not recognize
> /dev/cdrom as a block device (maybe 'insmod driver'?)". I also logged on as
> root and typed cdrecord -scanbus. This was the error message I received "No
> such file or directory. Cannot open SCSI driver." Another observation I
> made: whenver the CD-RW was working (the rare occasions) I would go into the
> HardDrake configuration utility and listed under the category CD-ROM Drives
> would be the following:
> Toshiba SD-M1212 DVD
> HP CD-Writer Plus 9100
> Unknown (When I clicked on this it was identified as a SCSI device
> (dev/scd0). Perhaps it was a driver used for SCSI emulation???)
>
> Anyway, whenever the CD-RW didn't work, I would go into the HardDrake again
> and see the following:
> Toshiba SD-M1212 DVD
> HP CD-Writer Plus 9100
>
> The unknown SCSI device disappeared. Am I correct in my assumption that the
> unknown device was a SCSI emulator? Is this why my CD-Writer isn't working?
> If it is a SCSI driver, how do I reinstall it? Would updating the Kernel or
> recompiling it help? If so, how would I do that? Thanks for helping me on
> this mind-boggling problem!
> Joe, the one-week old Linux newbie.
heh heh heh
Yep. It was a SCSI emulator. You have to install the scsi
emulation. I don't remember how, but that should point you in
the right direction.
Dan
