On Fri, 24 May 2002, Patrick wrote:
I am sorry to alert you to the fact that Mitsumi cdrw drives don't work so well with Linux! I don't know if you have checked the hardware database yet for this model, but I am guessing it will not be listed as a working model.
If I don't enable hdc=ide-scsi in my lilo.config file, I can mount the Mitsumi drive in the usual fashion with no problem, so as a cdrom device on the ide bus, it works. However, the CR-480ATE is not listed as a working model at lhd.datapower.com. It's a relatively new model 32x12x40x drive, and other similar sounding models are listed as supported in the CD-Writing HOWTO: CR-2401-TS, CR-2600 TE, CR-2801 TE, CR-4801 TE, CR-4802 TE, and CR-4804 TE. My problem seems to be in the ide-scsi setup. It appears that the Mitsumi drive is not seen or recognized. How can I get more information about the failure? The logfile doesn't say much other than it didn't work: May 24 16:26:29 bi165 modprobe: modprobe: pre-install sg failed May 24 16:26:29 bi165 modprobe: modprobe: insmod char-major-21 failed This looks like the driver itself fails to load. I've set things up according to the CD-Writing HOWTO, but I wonder if it is completely up to date. The only one I've seen refers to kernel versions 2.0.x and 2.2.y, but I'm running 2.4.16. Is the setup different for 2.4.x kernels? /jw -- inet: john@wilkes.com | addr: 321 High School Rd. NE #367 | "The man who views the world at 50 the city: Bainbridge Island, Washington | same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 code: 98110-1697 | years of his life." icbm: 47 37 48 N / 122 29 52 W | - Muhammad Ali