Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3120 mails)

[Anders Johansson <andjoh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 11 December 2002 22.15, Steve Miller wrote:
> > Was the ide-scsi module loaded? Try adding ide-scsi
> > to the INITRD line in
> > /etc/sysconfig/kernel file and running mk_initrd
>
> I don't have that file (/etc/sysconfig/kernel). Nor
> can I find a file named "kernel" anywhere else that
> looks like a configuration file or a set of boot
> instructions.

Ah, yes, that's because I'm either an idiot or blind or (not unlikely) both :) 
Only now did I realise that the subject was "on 7.1". sysconfig/kernel didn't 
appear until 8.0. My bad.

>
> What I have done (due to written instructions) is
> added "/sbin/modprobe ide-scsi" to  the end of the
> file /etc/init.d/boot.local.

That should be enough, yes.

> When I use the test
> script from the CD-RW How-to, it seems to think I have
> /can load/have loaded (?) the module as I get the
> following message.
>
> Using
> /lib/modules/2.4.2/kernel/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.o
>
> After I do this test, (1) YaSt is now able to see the
> installation medium and (2) I am suddenly able to
> mount the CD (as /cdrom, but still not as
> /cdrecorder):
>
> Pre-test:
>
> csmiller@elfenix:~ > mount /cdrom
> mount: /dev/cdrom: unknown device
>
> Post-test:
>
> elfenix:~ > mount /cdrom
> elfenix:~ > umount /cdrom
> elfenix:~ > mount /cdrecord
> mount: can't find /cdrecord in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
>
> (But /cdrecord IS in /etc/fstab.)
>
> I take it that what you are telling me I should do is
> to somehow make sure my system loads this ide-scsi
> module.

If you can mount /cdrom then ide-scsi is loaded. You can double check with

lsmod | grep ide-scsi

but it should be loaded. As for /cdrecord, in your previous mail you called it 
/cdrecorder and not /cdrecord. Check which it should be.

Anders