Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3637 mails)

[dieter <dieter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From Jonathan Wilson to suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx about [SLE] Setting up...:

> Howdy,
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> Just a quick question: I've got a IDE CD-RW I'd like to install onto
> my (already installed) SuSE 7.1 system, and when I started poking
> around for documentation, it looks like maybe the only way to burn a
> CD is to set up ide-scsi emulation. This rather surprises me: cant'
> the apps, or the kernel for that matter, just recognize an IDE burner?

In fact, the same thing happens in Windows. But in windows this thing is
done by the manufacturer's driver and in linux it's done by the kernel.

>
> Bummer if not. This is the sort of thing that keeps newbies away from
> Linux :-\
>
> Anyway, just wanted to make sure I wasn't heading off on the wrong
> track before I dig into setting up SCSI emulation.
It's not that difficult, just read the section in the handbook about
compiling your own kernel and follow the instructions in the
CD-Writing-HOWTO about which options you need for setting ide-scsi up. If
you still have problems, just mail to the list. :)


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dieter