"Vogel, Andrew (VOGELAP)" wrote:
> <snip>
> I've got a LiteOn LTR-12101B IDE CD BURNER installed, but I cannot burn
> Can someone help by telling me if my /etc/fstab entry is correct, and the
> command line parameters to use to make the CD burner operate from the
> command line?
> </snip>
> Thanks in advance... This has been a frustrating problem!
>
> -drew
Well -drew, here's my personal how-to :
Most - if not all - CD-burners are ATAPI-devices and use the IDE-bus. To make them
work under linux,
you must "fake" that they are SCSI-devices. Now, assuming you have connected your
hardware
correctly, let's take a look at my setup as an example :
My CD-Rom ("reader/player") is connected as the "master" on the second IDE-bus (hdc).
My CD-WRITER ("burner") is connected as the "slave" on the second IDE-bus (hdd).
Accordingly, I had to edit my file : "/etc/lilo.conf" to make everything work.
Here's how it can be done :
1. open a terminal and become "root" (type "su" and, when prompted, type your
root-password)
2. open a text-editor of your choice (I prefer "Midnight Commander" - type : mc)
3. go to /etc/lilo.conf and hit F4 to edit that file.
4. here you must make an "append"-statement (a boot-parameter to linux), like this :
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=Linux
root=/dev/hda2
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append=" hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi devfs=nomount "
vga=791
read-only
# (where hdc is my CD-reader and hdd is my CD-burner (eventually, put in your
own
configuration)).
5. hit F2 to save this file.
6. hit F10 to exit "Midnight Commander"
7. still in your terminal-window as root, type : /sbin/lilo (and watch the output).
8. type "exit" twice.
9. reboot, and you are done ! - (Eventually, you can now check the file "/etc/fstab")
Enjoy !
A very easy-readable guide on CD-burning :
http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/January2002/article227.shtml
References :
CD Writing Howto: http://linuxdoc.org
Linux MP3 CD Burning mini-HOWTO: http://linuxdoc.org (How to make normal audio CDs
from mp3 files )
USB CD howto: http://mobilix.org/linux_usb_cd.html
Kaj Haulrich
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