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 ---- 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 > > > > -- > > Tim Wilson | Visit Sibley online: | Check out: > > Henry Sibley HS | http://www.isd197.k12.mn.us/ | http://www.zope.org/ > > W. St. Paul, MN | | http://slashdot.org/ > > wilson at visi.com | <dtml-var pithy_quote> | http://linux.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > tclug-list mailing list > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list