Re: more on cd writing
>
> 1. After booting up I can use xcdroast after I
> load the module ide-scsi with modprobe. Everything
> else needed gets loaded automatically. Then, if
> I want to mount and read a cdrom I can do it, but
> only aftet unloading ide-scsi.
When you load the ide-scsi module, the cdrom is not any longer reached
as /dev/hdx but as /dev/scdx. If you have a symbolic link /dev/cdrom
pointing to /dev/hdx it will not work while you have the ide-scsi
loaded.
>
> 2. The other way around, if I mount a cdrom before
> using xcdroast, then I can not use xcdroast, even
> after
> unloading modules associated with cdrom such as
> ide-cd.
Now, you use the cdrom as ide so you can't load the ide-scsi module.
>
> What is the best way to be able to use both cdrom
> to read a cd and xcdroast for cd writing?
>
There are 2 ways (or more):
1. You load the ide-scsi module automatelly (add it in /etc/modules)
2. You (re)compile the kernel with the ide-scsi option on (not as a
module).
In both cases you remake the /dev/crdom and/or /dev/cdwriter to point to
the scsi drivers.
I use the second option, so I have:
/dev/cdrom: symbolic link to scd0
/dev/cdwriter: symbolic link to scd1
were in fact (without the ide-scsi) I would have
/dev/cdrom: symbolic link to hdb
/dev/cdwriter: symbolic link to hdd
I hope this helps.
Ionel
P.S. Have you looked at CD-writer HOWTO?
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