CD burning doesn't work - scsi emulation?..

[Greg Trounson]

But it seems nobody told that to xcdroast.

Cyber Source wrote:
> scsi emulation went bye-bye with the 2.6 kernels........not needed.
> 
> akonstam at trinity.edu wrote:
> 
>> On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 12:54:51AM +1300, Morgan Read wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> Hi List,
>>> CD burning has never worked for me with fc2.  I suspect something is 
>>> set up wrong with scsi emulation, but haven't been able to figure it 
>>> out.
>>>
>>> Symptoms:
>>> +fc2's "CD Creator"-
>>>     -I only get a "file image" destination to write to
>>>
>>> +So, I installed X-CD-Roast to see if I got better mileage-
>>>     -It shows two drives in 'setup':
>>>         --one with a 'reader icon' - device id=[1,0,0], vendor=QSI, 
>>> Model=DVD/CDRW SBW-081, Rev.=NXC5;
>>>         --one with a 'writer icon' - device id=[ATAPI:0,0,0],         
>>> vendor=QSI, Model=DVD/CDRW SBW-081, Rev.=NXC5
>>>
>>> +If I use the writer I get a warning about using an ATAPI drive (and 
>>> some directions to a faq I've not found - see below).  If I double 
>>> click on either drive, I get warnings about fatal problems.
>>>
>>> +If I add a drive manual at /def/hdc, the device isn't found...
>>>
>>>
>>> From what I can tell I need to set up SCSI emulation (correctly, but 
>>> may be not with 2.6 kernel?).  I've not found much concise info on 
>>> this. Something said to enter the drive manualy (as /dev/hdc); 
>>> another thing said to add 'hdc=scsi-ide' to grub.conf; and something 
>>> else said to add something to modprobe.conf.  I've tried the xcdroast 
>>> faq with little info, and the cdrecord website doesn't look very 
>>> helpful ('nuff said), and a search of redhat's site doesn't throw up 
>>> much.
>>>
>>> Can any one help, or point me in a direction where I might find some 
>>> help?  Happy to file a bug, but not sure it is?
>>> -- 
>>> Morgan Read
>>> <mailto:mstuffATplDOTnet>
>>>   
>>
>> With xcdroast I also get this message that SCSI emulation should be
>> used. I have followed the directions and could not make it work. I
>> just leave it as an ATAPI drive and the writing of CD's work without
>> problem. Use Create CD -> master tracks . After you chose the files
>> you want to write then choose the files to write, then use create
>> session image and write on the fly.
>>  
>>
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