Where is my CD-R?

[Don Levey]

fedora-list-admin at redhat.com wrote:
>  --- Pedro Fernandes Macedo
> <webmaster at margo.bijoux.nom.br> wrote: > Don Levey
> wrote:
>>
>>> Yep, I'm on FC1, with a compiled 2.6.3 kernel.  The ide-scsi is in
>>> fact loaded.  I'm not quite sure what I changed, but I can
>>> occasionally see the device in random programs.  It seems to be
>>> identified as /dev/sd0 or /dev/scd0.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Ide-scsi shouldnt be used , as it is deprecated on
>> 2.6 kernels... You
>> should use the device to record the cd (/dev/hdc for example). I
>> believe that only cdrecord has support to atapi devices
>> currently...
>> This may solve your problem.
>>
>> --
>> Pedro Macedo
> Yes I concur as I had the same problem.The program
> "cdrecord" did not work even when I specified the
> device as /dev/hdc and symlinked the same to
> /dev/cdrom or /dev/cdwriter.I solved it by using the
> front end application "k3b" which is wonderful.
> Murali
>
Hmm...  I tried k3b, which looked great, but had the same problem.  It
wouldn't even take /dev/hdc.
I'll try without ide_scsi loaded and see if that makes a difference.
Thanks!
 -Don