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Re: [LUG] CD Writers



Well, personally i use a SCSI Yamaha CD-RW 2x2x6, works a dream...


> Hi each,  I am toying eith the idea of getting a cd writer for myself.
What
> one's a goody, as i dontr want too much trouble ie reconfiguring
kernels cos
> i aint that good....yet

Get anything ATAPI, stick this in your lilo.conf:

  image  = /boot/vmlinuz
  label  = linux
  root   = /dev/hda7
  initrd = /boot/initrd
  append = "hdd=ide-scsi"

(where hdd is the drive)

Now pretend it's a SCSI drive and use cdrecord, etc.

tada!

Steve

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