[CLUE-Tech] /dev/cdrom gone....?

[Cyberclops]

The problem I have is that my SuSE 7.1 is configured for "ide-scsi" and
it won't read music CD's. I can read and write data, but it says wrong
file type when I try to "mount" an audio CD.

Chris Ernst wrote:
> 
> let me guess......  it's a ide cd burner, right?  =]
> 
> had the same problem a while back.   ide cd burners use scsi emulation (the
> "ide-scsi" module).  you should also be able to access it at /dev/hdc (or
> wherever it's connected on the ide controller), but only as a reader.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gordon Forsythe" <baohx_2000 at yahoo.com>
> To: <clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us>
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 3:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [CLUE-Tech] /dev/cdrom gone....?
> 
> > Even though it's an ide device, making a symlink to /dev/scd0 seemed to
> > work.
> > *shrug*
> > Weird, but as long as it works...
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cyberclops" <Cyberclops at hawaii.rr.com>
> > To: <clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us>
> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 3:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CLUE-Tech] /dev/cdrom gone....?
> >
> >
> > > What did you do to fix it?
> > >
> > > Gordon Forsythe wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Got it fixed.  Thanks, everyone!
> > > >   Gordon
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Sue Bauer-Lee" <sblee at tazmania.org>
> > > > To: "Gordon Forsythe" <baohx_2000 at yahoo.com>
> > > > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 10:22 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [CLUE-Tech] /dev/cdrom gone....?
> > > >
> > > > > /dev/cdrom is a symbolic link to the cdrom device. For SCSI, it's
> > usally
> > > > > /dev/scd0, for IDE, /dev/hdc. Check boot mesaages to verify the name
> > of
> > > > > the device, then re-create the symlink.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 09:53:44AM -0600, Gordon Forsythe wrote:
> > > > > > I had removed the cdrom in my linux box a few weeks ago because I
> > needed
> > > > it
> > > > > > to do an install on another box.  Stupid me turned the box back on
> > after
> > > > > > taking out the cdrom, and kudzu recognized that I removed the
> cdrom,
> > so
> > > > I
> > > > > > removed the configuration.  (I'm running redhat 7.1, btw)  I put
> the
> > > > cdrom
> > > > > > back in the machine, but kudzu didn't recognize that I put it back
> > in,
> > > > so
> > > > > > /dev/cdrom no longer exists.  Does anyone know how to bring this
> > back?
> > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > >   Gordon
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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