[Sderby] How do you set-up a CDRW via Mandrake 9.0

[Martin Tee]

Hi,

Edit /etc/lilo.conf (as root) and make sure the file starts with 
something like the following (not every line is necessary):

prompt
timeout=50
default=linux
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
message=/boot/message
lba32
append="hdc=scsi"

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21
        .....
        etc

The line you need is the "append="hdc=scsi"" part.
Then run lilo (as root) to install the new loader
ie
/sbin/lilo -v -v

On reboot device /dev/hdc should now be seen as a scsi device probably 
/dev/scd0. Its possible your cdrom is the 2nd device in which case it 
would be hdb. What does your /etc/fstab file contain? If it has 
/dev/cdrom this is probably a link to another file.
Try "ls -l /dev/cdrom" which will tell you the true device.

This is based on a RedHat system and I'm assuming Mandrake is the same.

Regards,
Martin


James Gibbon wrote:
> Tony Shaw wrote:
> 
>>Hi to one and all,
>>
>>I am still having trouble trying to work out how to set-up my IDE CDRW 
>>via Mandrake 9.0, I have been told that I need to re-compile the kernel 
>>so as to allow for SCSI Emulation.
> 
> 
> You DON'T need to recompile the kernel to get SCSI emulation 
> under Mandrake 9.0, or at least I didn't.  You may need to add a 
> line of text to lilo.conf, though.  I'm afraid I didn't make a 
> note of the exact text, and I don't use 9.0 now.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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