On Sun, 3 Jun 2007, Ron Youvan wrote:
>> Bypass k3b and use the force, Luke:
>
>> CDR_DEVICE=ATAPI:0,0,0 CDR_SPEED=8 dvdrecord driveropts=burnfree -dao
>> linux-2007-spring-free-dvd-i586.iso
>
>> (one line)
>
>> Not sure how that "CDR_DEVICE" works; maybe that means "the first
>> compatible writer"; it's hdc, so probably none of those 0s means "the
>> secondary bus".
>
> With the 2.4.N kernels, if you are using an IDE rerecordable you must pass
> (to the kernel at boot time): hdb=ide-scsi (this is from my dmesg)
> or whatever your CD-RW or DVD-RW is) this may be the actual problem.
> (2.6.N kernels, I know not.)
You don't need ide-scsi under 2.6. I used to under 2.4, but not since I
upgraded.
> In this case ATAPI:1,2,3 means buss #2, (SCSI or USB the first buss is 0),
> device @2 on that buss, and LUN #3 (the third slot in the multi slot device,
> like a 4 slot CD player.
> ATAPI:0,0,0 is buss 1, device 1 and LUN 1 the first of everything.
Shouldn't 0,0,0 represent hda then?
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