The following URL answers all.

http://www.guug.de/~winni/linux/cdr/html

It appears that the CD burner drivers were implemented to only work with SCSI
devices, however you can make an IDE device look like a SCSI device by using
the "SCSI emulation" code.

Thank you, Dave Kleist.

Mike Bresnahan
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Michael Bresnahan wrote:

> Can someone help out a newbie here and explain to me (or point me to some
> info) why you need "SCSI emulation" for a (presumably) IDE CDROM drive
>
> Mike Bresnahan
> ----
> Timothy Wilson wrote:
>
> > Hey everyone,
> >
> > I just installed my new Plextor PlexWriter 12/10/32 CD-RW. This is one of
> > those new drives with the "burn-proof" technology to prevent coasters.
> >
> > It's an internal EIDE unit and I know that I've got to get SCSI emulation
> > set up to use it. My question is more basic, however. I plan to call this
> > /dev/cdrw and mount it at /cdrw. What should I put in /etc/fstab so I can
> > use it? I assume that I can use the CD-RW and not just the CD-R part.
> >
> > -Tim
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