On Sat, 25 Aug 2001, safemode wrote:
> Is there something wrong with making the Atapi cdrom driver as module and
> then loading that with an ignore hdX then loading the ide-scsi module? That
> doesn't seem hard at all. just two pretty lines in /etc/modules. Just make
> both drivers modular. otherwise you have people needing to do boot
> arguments through lilo.
Some people actually _like_ having a non-modular kernel and passing
arguments through lilo. As for myself, personally I just like having both
equally functional so I can choose whichever is better for the task at
hand.
> and andre had a patch at one time that was supposed to do something like
> allow you to use the recording function of ide CDR's without the scsi layer.
> Not sure if it was complete or even really working but i tried it once.
> Maybe you can ask him if it's possible.
The packet writing stuff? That's actually Jens Axboe's work, and is very
different from the good ol' CD burning technique.
Ion
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