ide bruner will not recognize in FC2

[robghealey]

A while back in Lunix Gazette there was an article regarding how to get your ide burner to work with Linux and recognize as a scsi burner. I remember that there was two lines that needed to be added to two different files. Or simply adding a line to the kernal boot command. I know that in the install, if there is hdc=ide-scsi in the kernel boot parameters it work perfect, but I am not sure how to add it once the system is already loaded and running. I am sure it is just a matter of a conf file somewhere, but where?

Can anyone help me or point me to the article in Linux Gazette again? I can't seem to find it! I will print it this time, and keep it in my files.

It has been a very long time since I have had my burner in my linux system, so I have forgotten how to do it....

Thanks greatly in advance,
Rob

[crackers]

FC2 doesn't require the (as Linus puts it) "ugly scsi hack" anymore - they've fixed the underlying subsystems and the cdrecord suite has also been updated. Just stick it in your system, reboot and start burning. I highly recommend k3b as a burning app...

[robghealey]

crackers:

How is the weather there in Texas? We are having mild weather right now, but it has been almost 85 degrees already. I know that might sound weird to you.

I have the cd burner installed in my box, and it doesn't seem to recognize it at all. I have tried cdrecord --scanbus, and it shows my smart media reader and my usb flash drive, but no cd-rom burner.

Before I go farther into this, I will have to make sure all of the cables are securely connected...

Sincerely,
Rob

[superbnerd]

can it read/mount cds

[crackers]

How is the weather there in Texas?
We just got finished having a very wet June - kinda weird, lots of big Texas "thunder-boomers" (rattle windows). Unfortunately, it's starting to heat up after that - down here it gets a mite warmish, y'know...


I have the cd burner installed in my box, and it doesn't seem to recognize it at all.
While you're checking the cables, you might want to make sure that the CD-ROM is on a separate IDE chain than the primary hard-drive. On some systems this makes all the difference (I don't remember the whys of it, though...)

After you check the cables and boot, watch the boot messages at the very beginning - see if you see it recognize the drive. If it goes by too fast for you, once the system is up and running, look at /var/log/messages and see if the system located the IDE device on boot. (Search for "CDROM" might turn it up.)

You can also try another drive, if it's not recognized. Might have to borrow one, or, if you can afford it, just pop for a real cheapie - www.pricewatch.com shows quite a few under $30US.

[imdeemvp]

ummm.....i even use a portable usb cd burner that works thru a usb cable and it works just fine! how old is your burner?

[superbnerd]

I am assuming you upgraded from fc1.
make sure you are not using scsi emulation. if you are using a 2.6 kernel you should be fine.
next check if your /dev/hdc eixist, and check if it is a link. it might be linking to some sdsomething, which is a scsi device. it should not be one. if it is a link to some other device, delete hdc and recreate it using mknod or more easily:
in /dev run ./MAKEDEV hdc
then rescan or reboot

[robghealey]

Finally to be able to answer some questions that were posed to me regarding my problem. Yes, the system identifies it correctly as Memorex 48MAXX 2448AJ. Yes, I can mount and read cds. It still doesn't recognize it as a burner though. I had it working in RH9 with the workaround, but can't seem to get it to work here. Please help me, as my windoze 2k machine is dying slowly...

I am so tired of windoze......

Thanks,
Rob

[robghealey]

I did check all of the cables, and it is correctly connected. I will have to check out what hdc links to in the am as I am at work right now. I did not ungrade from fc1 to fc2. It was a fresh install...

Thanks,
Rob