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Re: new computer maybe wrong dvd burner



On 04/25/2008 03:11 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
I got a dvd burner in a refurbished more modern machine and may have got the wrong brand and model. Later I'll get some help changing booting order in cmos to pick this drive up. For now I don't know what device to try and mount this drive with:
Script started on Fri 25 Apr 2008 04:03:35 AM EDT
ns:~# wodim -scanbus
scsibus1000:
    1000,0,0 100000) *
    1000,1,0 100001) *
    1000,2,0 100002) 'LITE-ON ' 'DVDRW LDW-451S  ' 'GSB4' Removable CD-ROM
    1000,3,0 100003) *
    1000,4,0 100004) *
    1000,5,0 100005) *
    1000,6,0 100006) *
    1000,7,0 100007) *
ns:~# exit
exit

Script done on Fri 25 Apr 2008 04:03:57 AM EDT




When you connect the drive, kernel messages are created. Those messages can be listed using the "dmesg" utility. Probably, the kernel will tell where the device is located.




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