Hi, when starting cdrecord, do you specify dev=x,x,x giving the scsi parameters for the sony or do you use a device? If cdrecord is using some default it can maybe do something like what you are getting. Just an idea, regards, Willem On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Martin McCormick wrote: > I upgraded to Linux3.0 this Summer and my ability to > record CD's using SCSI emulation died on two different systems. > On one system, I finally got it working with some help, but it > does work again like it should. It turns out that you must > enable SCSI emulation in your kernel which is no big surprise. > You also must enable CDROM support even though your CDRW drive is > an IDE drive, and you must also enable generic SCSI support. > > That fixed things for that system. > > My work station at my job location seems very similar in > that it is a Dell Dimension series system only slightly newer > than the one I got back to good health again. Its IDE drive is a > Sony drive but is otherwise a normal IDE device. After I did the > same three things to that system, it showed all the correct test > results one can look for. If, for example, you type > > cat /proc/scsi/scsi, you will get a listing of all the SCSI > devices you have. I see the CDRW drive and it also shows up > properly in a second test one can run that will make your system > output a little form which describes your CDRW drive and its > capabilities. > > At this point, both systems behave the same way. > > The trouble comes any time I want to use cdrecord on the > system with the Sony drive. > > Cdrecord starts out normally and then fails with an error > saying that it can't find /dev/pg0. /dev/pg0 is the first > parallel port SCSI device. I could certainly build a new kernel > with parallel SCSI support, but is this really necessary? The > CDRW drive connects to an IDE controller, not the Printer port. > > I am confused. That system does appear to be otherwise > quite functional. > > Martin McCormick > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- Willem van der Walt Information Services Directorate Department of Health South Africa tel: 27 12 3120700 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list