I'm too lazy to Google at the moment, so

Post #79,445 by Another Scott 2/5/03 8:41:58 AM Reply	I'm too lazy to Google at the moment, so you'll have to accept my recollection. ;-) Many/most of the free CD-RW software out there assumes a SCSI interface. In order for it to work with IDE drives, a translation layer is needed. That's what the ide-scsi driver is. It makes an IDE drive look like a SCSI drive to certain software. At least that's my understanding based on similar drivers that were ported to OS/2. Corrections welcome. Cheers, Scott.
Post #79,462 by rickmoen 2/5/03 9:29:33 AM Reply	Re: I'm too lazy to Google at the moment, so AnotherScott wrote: Many/most of the free CD-RW software out there assumes a SCSI interface. In order for it to work with IDE drives, a translation layer is needed. That's what the ide-scsi driver is. It makes an IDE drive look like a SCSI drive to certain software. And append="hdb=ide-scsi" limits the effect of that shim layer to /dev/hdb, as opposed to all of your ATA ("IDE") devices. Lets you address /dev/hdb as /dev/scd0, /dev/sr0, or /dev/sg0 -- if memory serves. Rick Moen rick@linuxmafia.com If you lived here, you'd be $HOME already.
Post #79,464 by admin 2/5/03 9:42:17 AM Reply	Correct. Also, you want the IDE drive to get grabbed by the SCSI interface before the ATAPI interface fully gets it (or something like that). I had to do the same thing with my CD burner to get it to work. I'm with Rick on using all SCSI when I can, though, for reasons like this. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #79,467 by Arkadiy 2/5/03 9:53:38 AM 2/5/03 9:54:42 AM Reply	Does it mean that if I don't have this spell in lilo.conf, I should still be able to use my burner? Doesn't look that way... I had to have that particular line, or "modprobe ide-scsi" had no effect. Also, since you seem to "Know Stuff(TM)", is there a way to achieve the effect of this line w/o rebooting? If no way, why? -- We have only 2 things to worry about: That things will never get back to normal, and that they already have. Edited by Arkadiy Feb. 5, 2003, 09:54:42 AM EST Expand All History
Post #79,469 by admin 2/5/03 9:54:52 AM Reply	You need that line in your boot manager In order for the scsi driver to catch hdb before the IDE driver does. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #79,477 by rickmoen 2/5/03 10:47:25 AM Reply	Re: Does it mean Arkadiy wrote: Does it mean that if I don't have this spell in lilo.conf, I should still be able to use my burner? Nope. Doesn't look that way... I had to have that particular line, or "modprobe ide-scsi" had no effect. Also, since you seem to "Know Stuff(TM)", is there a way to achieve the effect of this line w/o rebooting? If no way, why? I don't happen to know this particular stuff very well, because I make a point of not needing to know it. (I prefer SCSI, especially for CDRs.) But, if I wanted to look it up, I'd do so in the [link\|http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO.html\|CD Writing HOWTO]. I suspect you'll have to reboot because they kernel has already enumerated valid devices at boot time, and you can't convince it to un-enumerate them. Rick Moen rick@linuxmafia.com If you lived here, you'd be $HOME already.

Welcome to IWETHEY!