> I had expected that it would behave like a passive CD-ROM drive
> when/until I work out some way to use it. Indeed it does -- to a point.
I have an IDE-ATAPI CDR as well -- no problems using it as a regular CD.
I haven't messed with writing to it yet. SMP system (dual 400mhz pIIs),
so I doubt that's an issue.
> Is anyone using an IDE-ATAPI CD writer in a linux system? Does anyone
> know whether there is anything that would be "unsafe" about them if used
> just as a CD drive? Is anyone planning to add IDE-CDR to the kernel?
> Does anyone (on kernel or SMP lists) have experience with sudden reboots
> and can they suggest a possible cause or fix?
The only "sudden reboots" I've had with recent dev kernels were UDMA
related; turn DMA to my HD off with hdparm and the reboots go away.
Haven't had trouble with the CD drive, though.
-- Matthew Hunter (mhunter@andrew.cmu.edu)
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