Re: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device`

[David Goodenough <david.goodenough@btconnect.com>]

On Sunday 04 January 2004 04:03, Stephen Liu wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> - snip -
>
> > Do you have scsi emulation enabled? Something like this in your
> > lilo.conf or menu.lst:
> >
> >    "hdc=scsi"  or "hdc=ide-scsi"
>
> Yes, "hdc=ide-scsi"
>
> > You can test it with the eject command:
> >
> >    eject /dev/hdc
>
> As ROOT it works, not as USER

Add yourself to the cdrecording group, (or whichever group /dev/hdc is
owned by).

>
> However CDWriter icon is on KDE deskopt.  How can I make the CD ejected by
> right-click its icon -> eject
>
> CDWriter icon
> right-click -> Properties -> Permissions
> User
> Read, Write, Exec - all enabled
> Ownership - User: satimis
>           - Group: satimis
>
> B.R.
> Stephen