Re: IDE CD-RW

["Kevin C. Smith" <smithkevinc@nettaxi.com>]

On Tue, Jan 16, 2001 at 05:42:22PM +0000, john gennard wrote:
> I've purchased a Traxdata 8x4x32 CD-RW, and can only install it on my 
> main box. Unfortunately, this has two Hard Disks (both on the Primary 
> IDE channel) and a normal CD Drive as Master on the second channel.
> 
> The literature with the CD-RW is basic and suggests ways in which it 
> can be installed on those channels already in use. This seems to 
> imply that I shouldnot/cannot use the secondary channel slave, but it 
> does not specifically say so.
> 
> I have very vague recollections of some advice against putting CD 
> Drives on the secondary slave, but am unable to remember where I read 
> this (if in fact I did!)
> 
> If I replace my CD with the CD-RW, would I be able to use the later 
> for normal reading and would I require any special drivers? 
> 
> Can anyone please suggest the most suitable way to proceed. I assume
> Potato (which is what I run) will support the drive - it did so with 
> earlier models. All software supplied is for Windoze, so there is no 
> information of any value.		
> 
> Grateful for any assistance.		John.
> 

I have the same setup with no difficulties. My CD-RW works fine as
a slave on the secondary channel. 

You will of course need scsi support and scsi emulation build into your
kernel for the CD-RW to work; The stock Debian kernel does.

In lilo.conf add 
  append="hdd=ide-scsi"

Kevin