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* On Fri, Dec 29, 2000 at 11:43:09AM -0700, Mark R. Myers wrote:
> I found CD-RW integration flawless in 7.2 when doing a fresh install with
> the CD-RW already in place (I have a CD-RW and a DVD-ROM drive and they work
> very well together (now I just have to find Linux software so that I can
> watch my DVDs on Linux, rather than having to dual-boot back to Win98).
> I think to make 7.2 recognize the CD-RW for what it is, you need a two-step
> process.
> First, in lilo.conf, there needs to be a line in your "normal" kernel
> section that says (without quotes)
> "	append "hd*=ide-scsi" (with the * representing the IDE drive that your
> CD-RW is).
> The second line goes in (I believe) /etc/rc.d (I'm not in the Linux side
> right now) and it can be the last line of all of that script. That line
> should read:
> modprobe ide-scsi
> If that doesn't work, try doing a reinstall. That, I am sure, will work.
> Mandrake 7.2 is a GREAT distribution.
> Happy New Year!
> Mark
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of
> sinck@ugive.com
> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 11:10 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Western digital drives and Linux?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> \_  Hello all I haven't posted in some time mainly a nebie/lurker.
> \_ I have been running Mandrake 7.2 and recently installed a CD-RW drive. I
> have
> \_ not been able to gain access to the drive to say the least.
> 
> Given that you have gone through scsi emulation, you did remember to
> try and mount the drive as scd0, not hdc, right?
> 
> David