Re: kernel 2.6.X and cdrecord / xcdroast

From: Ramiro Aceves (ea1abz_at_wanadoo.es)
Date: 05/29/04

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To: Uwe Dippel <udippel@uniten.edu.my>

    Uwe Dippel escribió:

    >Having read around 100 posts on this list, I am still confused.
    >
    >I do understand that we don't want scsi-emulation any longer. So far so
    >good.
    >
    >I did change the link /dev/cdrom to /dev/hdb, consequentially.
    >In order to have access to the drive, I also had to chgrp cdrom /dev/hdb.
    >
    >Now the drive is gentle to me: it can be mounted; an audio-CD can
    >be played, and cdrecord -dev=ATAPI -scanbus gives the particulars.
    >
    >Two questions remain:
    >
    >1. Some posters say that you need to add hdc=cdrom to your boot
    >parameters. Is this correct ? Anything needed at all ?
    >
    >2. xcdroast takes literally minutes to talk to me whenever I click one of
    >those buttons to select a task, even though it shows the ATAPI-device
    >correctly. How can it be convinced to work correctly; again ?
    >Anything still wrong with my setup ?
    >
    >
    >
    >
    Hello , perhaps a bit late.

    I use xcdroast with linux 2.6.4 kernel without scsi emulation. That was
    the reason for me to change from 2.4 kernel.

    The "secret" to avoid the long delays without using scsi emulation is:

    Start it as root.
    Enter in the configuration screen.
    Remove the ATAPI devices.
    Manually add devices with traditional names. I have added /dev/hdc for
    the CD reader and /dev/hdd for the writer.
    Close it.
    Start it with a normal user.
    Enjoy, no more delays.

    Hope it helps.
    Ramiro. 

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