Re: [ILUG] Burning CDs

From: Mel (mel at domain csn.ul.ie)
Date: Tue 22 May 2001 - 09:32:43 IST


On Tue, 22 May 2001, Ruairi Newman wrote:

> I think /dev/sgX was the one device I didn't try ( I tried /dev/scdX,
> /dev/sdX, /dev/sdaX etc, etc, ad nauseum ). I'll try it tonight and get
> back to you if that's okay? (Forgot to bring a few CD-Rs into work).
>

well the idea is based on the fact that xcdroast needs sg (SCSI Generic).
I guess cdrecord needs to be able to talk to the recorder direct although
I dont know for a fact. If you are using ide-scsi, do not forget you will
need SCSI Generic support in your kernel or the module available.
"cdrecord --scanbus" will tell you if everything is all right

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		Mel
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