[NTLUG:Discuss] Help appreciated

Sun Sep 1 12:55:31 CDT 2002

OK,  I am running Mandrake 8.1 and 
the burner is new and not attached during installation.  
I have tried the burner from the command line but since I don't have the ide-scsi driver configured properly it won't work.

Rights.  Well that is another question.  Only in root. I would like to be able to run it from my /home/me/.  

When I ran "grep /sbin/insmod -p ide-scsi"   it said no module by that name found.  

When I run "locate ide-scsi" it finds 3.
/usr/src/linux-2.4.8/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.c
/usr/src/linux-2.4.8/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.h
/lib/modules/2.4.8-26mdk/kernal/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.o.gz

The burner is a Cendyne ATAPI ide CD-RW.  

So I need to configure the ide-scsi module for my CD-RW 
Give permissions to my home/me to run the burn.
Find informatin on the proper parameters for the burn. ( too many choices and not enough information)

Thanks
Garion

Bobby Wrenn <bjwrenn at augustmail.com> wrote:

>On Wednesday 28 August 2002 09:05 am, you wrote:
>>    I am not a programmer,nor do I want to be.   I love Linux but I don't
>> want or need the frustration of trying to get my stuff to work.   Right now
>> I want to use my 3 month old CDR that I still don't have working under
>> Linux.
>> Too many ifs, ands and buts to the set up.
>> I, like most others out here, I don't have the background to understand
>> the HOWTO's.  There is too much stuff that is just understood by a
>> programmer that is left out or too many variables for each distro that is
>> left out for HowTo's to be of value.        I just want my crap to work.
>>
>> If any body knows where I can get continuing personal help or wants to give
>> me phone help, I will compensate.
>>    Garion
>
>I understand your frustration. I approached Linux from the frustrated Window$ 
>user direction.
>
>I the beginning it was very frustrating. Part of the problem with asking 
>questions on a list like this is how you ask the question. Tell us what you 
>have and what you want to do. Then tell us what you have done. More 
>information is better.
>
>Now, to your question. I believe you are saying you are having trouble 
>getting a CE Burner to work. Here are some question which might get us a 
>little further down the road to a solution.
>
>What distribution and version of Linux are you using?
>Was the burner attached during install?
>Have you tried operating the burner from the command line?
>Do you have rights (there is another whole topic) to the device? In simpler 
>terms, are you root?
>What is the burners interface (SCSI, IDE, USB, Parallel)?
>
>
>HTH
>Bobby
>
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