Okay, I have been using Linux for a couple of months now, but only recently started to use Slackware. I have a cdrw as my primary master and a cdrom as my secondary master. Slackware only recognizes the cdrw. Yet, it says it is a cdrom. -So how do I get Slackware to detect both drives, and also to get Slackware to use them as the type of drive they are?

Secondly, I use a dual processor computer, but I have been told that Slackware's kernal is not compiled for smp use. So can anyone tell me of an easy way to setup this up. I have read the kernal compiling threads but since I am still new to Linux I would not feel right just trying to follow an overview of the process, which seems to be for more advanced users.

Can anyone help me, please?
Thanks...

1. Add something like this to your /etc/fstab just make /dev/*** point to your devices

/dev/hdc /mnt/cdrw iso9660 noauto,user,ro,unhide 0 0
/dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,user,ro,unhide 0 0

you don't need to mount cds when you want to burn cds

2. Recompile your kernel to support dual processors (i guess)

Be quiet for the kernel compilation, it is more easy than you think, specially if you configure it from a workable config file usually found in /boot.

Take it and put it in /usr/src/linux, name it .config, then run make menuconfig and change a few things, take care to not change things that you don't know.

Read the Kernel HOWTOs >>> BEFORE<<< you copy anything into the the /usr/src/linux directory. There is a certain order to building a kernel trouble free and copyin' the .config file is NOT the first step...

You will also want to add this to your /etc/lilo.conf file:
where ? is the letter of your cd-rw drive..

copyin' the .config file is NOT the first step
Of course, boot your computer before...

Yes, I use it, too. I bought a DVD writer yesterday and it work without configuration.

D'oh wrong forum........