[Techtalk] cdrw and dv drivers

[Carla Schroder]

On Saturday 05 July 2003 11:49 am, Glen Strom wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 14:07:15 -0400 (EDT)
>
> Kathryn Hargreaves <kathryn at math.umb.edu> wrote:
> > Where do I find drivers for Sony CDRW CRX 100E and NEC DV-5500A?
> > I can't get the kernel to detect either of these.  I take it I need to
> > recompile the kernel?
>
> I have a Sony CRX 100E. You shouldn't need to recompile the kernel.
> You do need to make your system think the drive is a scsi device. I have
> an entry like this in LILO:
>
> # LILO configuration file
> # generated by 'liloconfig'
> #
> # Start LILO global section
> append="hdd=ide-scsi"
>
> I don't have a DVD drive, but I'm assuming it needs the same thing.

And in GRUB it's hdb=scsi at the end of the "kernel" line, or hdc, or whatever 
yours is. See

http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-cdburn.html

for a fab intro to the whole deal, including how to make sure you have the 
correct kernel modules loaded.

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