[ale] another CD-RW question

[Jim Kinney]

ATAPI CD-RW works after a kernel recompile. Turn off normal ATAPI CD and
use the generic scsi instead. You could use both as modules and load in
the ATAPI for reading only, the scsi for writing. I'm too lazy for that.
Use the generic scsi and watch your dmesg on boot up. It will most likely
show up as /dev/scd0. Make a link to that from /dev/cdrom and load up
xcdroast an cdrecord (or is it cdwrite, I forget). Happy burning!

On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Keith Morris wrote:

> I'm a serious linux newbie running Mandrake 6.0 and was wondering if there 
> is any way to use an ATAPI/IDE CD-RW (HP 1080i) within linux or if you are 
> limited to scsi writers.  also, I am only showing that my CD reader is 
> available from within linux do I have to add a line in some config file for 
> it to be available?
> 
> sorry for the ignorance.
> 
> Keith Morris
> Senior Graphic Designer/Compositor
> Brick House Editorial
> Atlanta, GA
>