I got one of these last Sunday, so I know the whole routine. You'll need to get the Linux driver for the Micro-Solutions Web site at: http://www.micro-solutions.com/software_library/linux/ Get the driver for the closest kernel version to what you actually have. Unpack it and move the module to the right place. For example, if you're running kernel 2.2.16, put the module in /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/backpack.o Now to load all the modules you type (as root): modprobe paride insmod -f backpack modprobe pcd modprobe pg The pcd module lets you use the drive as a CD-ROM drive, and the pg module lets you use it as a CD writer. There are a couple of device files you need to create by typing: mknod /dev/pcd0 b 46 0 mknod /dev/pg0 b 97 0 /dev/pcd0 is what you use if you want to use the drive as a CD-ROM drive, and /dev/pg0 is what cdrecord uses to access the CD writer. You'll need either cdrecord or cdrdao in order to use the CD Writer. So far I have only used cdrecord, and I don't even know if cdrdao works with a Backpack. Once you've got cdrecord, type: cdrecord -scanbus And that will tell you what you need to use as the dev argument for your CD writer. I hope that helps. And if anyone has gotten the open-source bpck driver to work, please let us know. -- Matt Campbell <http://www.pobox.com/~mattcampbell/> ICQ #: 33005941
