On Saturday 07 July 2001 08:22, rob wrote:
Try Chapter 11 - "Writing CDs in Linux" - page 157 of the SuSE 7.1 Configuration Guide/Manual.
Yes lets do that. Lets note the reference(pg 159) /sbin/init.d/boot.local there is no such file on a users system the correct file is /sbin/bootp
No, it's /etc/init.d/boot.local /sbin/bootp is a bootup script that gets run if you're booting with the bootp protocol. Generally, you shouldn't change system scripts unless it specifically says 'here is where you put your...'. The simple reason is that an upgrade will destroy your changes. Also, unless it's a simple home machine, it will make your successor/temp replacement's job that much more difficult.
but I suppose my mind reading ability's were a bit off when I was attemptig to read the "documentation"
OR... better yet
even if you follow all the doc and do your best at being clairvoint (unless you're realily good (OR HAVE A VAILD REFERENCE) you would know you also hve to put an "alias scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi" in /etc/modules.conf
(I must have overlooked that somewhere....)
OR look at pg 160 where it says if you have more than one cd you
ln -sf /dev/scd0 /dev/cdrom (for their "Brenner burner" someone was smoking something there- but I digress) it says ln -sf /dev/scd0 /dev/cdrom and if yu have more than one cd which I would assume the case ln -sf /dev/scd0 /dev/cdrom1 so that says overwrite the first link with the second!!
Not overwrite, but I get your point. It's a typo. It happens.
the configuration manual is written as if it were to a child.... most of their screen references to not jive. I suppose you could pass that crap off to a newbie because he;s thinking "well this makes sense to some one..." "I must have messed up my installion"
that dosnt cut it though from someone is is fairly comfortable with suse linux
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for the benfit of someone wanting to get their cd burner going do the following
do a cat /var/boot.msg |grep hd > id_cd.txt
identify your cdroms lets say hda & hdb open /etc/lilo.conf locate the line and add the hda= append="hda=ide-scsi hdb=ide-scsi" save and run lilo
open /sbin/bootp go to the end of the file (to the line before exit 0) and add /sbin/modprobe ide-scsi next do
ln -sf /dev/scd0 /dev/cdrom ln -sf /dev/scd1 /dev/cdrom1
next
open /etc/modules.conf find the line scsi-hostadapter off remove off add scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi
reboot
do cat /var/boot.msg |grep hd >> id_cd.txt
verify you have entries for the scsi devices
lastly do a cat /proc/scsi/scsi
you should see references to your cd, startx, pop in a music cd, start cdplayer you're all set!
I concur with Ted, Suse really should do better quality control rather than constant releases. I was very disappointed by spending 70 for 7.1. The only comfort I have is I feel its tward a company who is trying to forward linux. Frankly Im not impressed with kde or much else. Its ok but *I* after 3 years expected something much more teased and in working order without having to re download all kinds of fixes. The release early and often is going to degrade the impression of linux if it is to be accepted by the average user.
also IME 5.3 was the most stable version Ive ran
rob