FW: FW: [plug] Help Please

[Theodor Gutmann]

On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 12:23, Chris Andre wrote:
> typing "rpm -qa |grep cdrec" brings up the following
> cdrecord 1.9_2.4.3  etcc..  ( can't remember exactly )
>
> typing cdrecord -scanbus from shell
> cdrecord 1.9_2.4.3   same as above
> cdrecord : No such file or directory
> cdrecord : To scan for drives please enter cdrecord -scanbus    << which is
> what i typed ??
>
> At the start of the Mandrakes installation when i answered NO to scsi
> devices , would i have
> been better off answering yes then scsi support would have been configured
> for the kernel ?
> Is this the next step , looking in the file /usr/src/linux/.conf  it states
> midway down.
>
> scsi support=m
>
> Any suggestions would be great ...!
>
> Cheers
> Chris
>Is your cd recorder a scsi device??............otherwise you have to doo a 
scsi emulation.
Regards: Theo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Scott [mailto:simon.scott at flexiplan.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 26 July 2001 9:27 AM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: Re: FW: FW: [plug] Help Please
>
>
> 	ok, I believe it sounds like you dont have cdrecord etc installed,
> and so koncd cant find the cd burner (I *think* cdrecord provides this kind
> of 'scan' functionality).
>
> 	If xcdroast finds your cd-burner, then it probably is setup
> correctly on the OS side.
>
> 	xcdroast cant find your cdrom? very strange...... So basically, can
> you burn a cd (maybe build an iso image of your home directory and burn
> that) from xcdroast?
>
> 	Remember that you have to setup xcdroast as root.... actually, under
> KDE I think you are forced to run xcdroast as root because KDE complains
> about it if you set the suid bit. BUt run it as root and setup your
> burner/cdrom (if you can) plus the directory where you will put adhoc iso
> images to burn.
>
> 	Give it a try anyway...but it sounds to me like koncd install is
> broken - type "rpm -qa |grep cdrec" for me and see if the cdrecord rpm is
> installed.
>
> 	Perhaps KreateCD relies on these packages as well? Its funny, maybe
> the dependencies are broken??????
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 	From:	Chris Andre <CAndre at nskomatsu.com.au> on 26/07/2001 09:18 AM
> 	Please respond to plug at plug.linux.org.au@SMTP at Exchange
> 	To:	plug at plug.linux.org.au@SMTP at Exchange
> 	cc:
>
> 	Subject:	FW: FW: [plug] Help Please
>
> 	I cant tell you which devise the software is using as the available
> cdwriter
> 	field is blank.
> 	Both KonCD and KreateCD find the CDrom but not the CDwriter and
> Xcdroast
> 	finds the writer
> 	but not the CDrom..?
> 	I believe Xcdroast uses its own library files ??
>
> 	Is there any commands to type in which will give me the variables
> for listed
>
> 	devices ?
>
> 	Thanks
>
> 	Chris
>
> 		Your grep wont work cos its /var/log/messages
>
> 		Your insmod doesnt work cos you already have the ide-scsi
> module
> 	installed
>
> 		If you have ide-scsi installed, then you must have scsi
> support
> 	(????someone confirm????)
>
> 		Which device is your cd burning software trying to use? From
> memory
> 	cd burners have to use the /dev/sg* devices for burning.... a
> /dev/scd*
> 	device will treat it as a CDROM (its a problem with a long history,
> 	basically because burning CDs is a low-level operation they provided
> the sg*
> 	devices so you could have more direct control over the cd-burner
> without the
> 	kernel being involved in every step.
>
>
>
> 		Its difficult to diagnose over text :)
>
> 		IM having difficulty remembering the finer points, cos when
> I had
> 	the ide burner in there I also had a faster scsi burner in there so
> I setup
> 	the ide one (ide-scsi) and didnt use it for ages. Thats why I took
> it out
> 	and put in a DVD.
>
>
>
>
>
> 		From:	Chris Andre <CAndre at nskomatsu.com.au> on 26/07/2001
> 08:37 AM
> 		To:	Simon Scott/Flexiplan/GWM at GWM
> 		cc:
>
> 		Subject:	FW: [plug] Help Please
>
> 		Simon ,
>
> 		  With regards to setting up a cd burner, what relevant info
> do you
> 	need to
> 		form
> 		a diagnosis? Reading a bit more on the subject would i be
> right in
> 	saying
> 		that if
> 		i do not have scsi support installed/configured then no
> matter what
> 	i add to
> 		the
> 		various /etc/ files it still wont work ?
>
> 		when typing "grep CDROM /var/messages"   i get back - " no
> such file
> 	or
> 		directory"
>
> 		/sbin/insmod -p ide-scsi      responds with
>
> "using/lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/kernel/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.o.gz"
> 		"insmod:a module named ide-scsi already exists"
>
> 		Is this the best way to check for scsi support ?
>
> 		Thanks for the help
>
>
> 		Chris
>
>
>
> 		-----Original Message-----
> 		From: Simon Scott [mailto:simon.scott at flexiplan.com]
> 		Sent: Tuesday, 24 July 2001 2:52 PM
> 		To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> 		Subject: Re: [plug] Help Please
>
>
> 			Yeh, I had my HP 6x2x2 rewriter working under M8 a
> while
> 	back (I
> 		took it out to put in a DVDROM)
>
> 			What particular problems/errors are you having?
>
> 			Can you explain the steps you are taking to get scsi
> 	emulation
> 		working?
>
>
>
> 			From:	Chris Andre <CAndre at nskomatsu.com.au> on
> 24/07/2001
> 	02:48 PM
> 			Please respond to
> plug at plug.linux.org.au@SMTP at Exchange
> 			To:	plug at plug.linux.org.au@SMTP at Exchange
> 			cc:
>
> 			Subject:	[plug] Help Please
>
> 			Afternoon Pluggers....
>
> 			Is there anybody within the group that is using
> Mandrake 8
> 	that has
> 		managed
> 			to get their IDE Cd writer to work ?
> 			I have printed off at least 4 different styles of
> EASY steps
> 	to
> 		setting up
> 			scsi emulation and frankly I am beginning to wonder
> 			if there is such a thing as EASY. All four have
> stated that
> 	a
> 		recompiling of
> 			the kernel is not required yet following the steps
> as
> 			written does absolutely nothing.
>
> 			I have a Standard PC   AMD Duron 800 , 192mb ram
> 			soltek 75KAV-X Main board , 20 gig hard drive
> 			11x spin Sony CDRom and a Sony CDU928E Writer
> 			Mandrake 8  Kernel 2.4.3
>
> 			Can anyone point me to a not so easy scsi- ide
> emulation or
> 	perhaps
> 		even a
> 			graphical installation tool to work with
> 			( Too much to ask for   ;-)    ok then )
>
>
> 			Thanks
>
> 			Chris Newbie
>
>
>
>
>
>
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