Re: Question regarding correct linux cdrecord device and buffer issues.
Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 11:05:28PM +0200, Khelben Blackstaff wrote:
> > 1)
> > The device choice was always a gray area in linux but in older times
> > it was more clear. With 2.4 linux kernel there was ide-scsi support.
> > With early 2.6 there was dev=ATAPI:x,y,z.
> >
> > Nowadays with recent kernels (for example 2.6.28) i can use two namings.
> > The /dev/sr0 and the usual x,y,z naming.
>
> Joerg has given some advice, but I just wanted to add this:
>
> When using dev=FOO:x,y,z on recent 2.6 Linux kernels, FOO should be
> ATA and not ATAPI.
You don't need ATA: anymore since November 2006 and there already is a note
that ATAPI: is a less good idea.
Jörg
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