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Re: [SLE] Setting up a CD-RW after the fact
Indeed. My scsi emulation doesn't seem to be working, even though (I think) I
followed the rules step-by-step... That's just another reasong for keeping my
Win2k installation.........

On Thursday 31 May 2001 19:20, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
> Howdy,
>
>
> 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?
>
> 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.
>
> This reminds me: one thing YaST2 really lacks is tools for installing
> hardware after the install. NICs, printers video and sound cards are about
> the only thing you can set up with YaST2 post-install. I wish SuSE would
> put a good bit of work into that. Especially for things like Removable
> media - LS120s, Zips, CD burners.
>
> P.S. What apps do y'all like best? KOnCd and kreatecd look like the best
> ones.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Jonathan Wilson
> System Administrator
>
> Cedar Creek Software http://www.cedarcreeksoftware.com
> Central Texas IT http://www.centraltexasit.com

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