Re: cdrecord: Cannot open SCSI driver
On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 16:18:32 +0200
Jon Haugsand <Jon-H.Haugsand@norges-bank.no> wrote:
>
>
> Trying to get my cd writer to run. After installing cdrecord, I
> tried:
>
> cdrecord -scanbus
> Cdrecord 1.10 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2001 Jörg Schilling
> cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open SCSI driver.
> cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'. Make sure you
> are root.
>
> Well, maybe my kernel isn't configured for my cd writer, but how do I
> do just that?
The first few entries on a Google search for "cd writer linux" are
targeted at Red Hat, but they make clear that it's SCSI emulation,
through the ide-scsi kernel module, that you're after.
This document, aimed at Debian users, should help you:
http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/peripherals/cdrw.html
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