SCSI Emulation confusion!!!
Hello
I am running FC3 and kernel 2.6.9-1.667. I started to learn how to write data to CDs in order to make my backups.
The output of "cdrecord -scanbus" tells me to use dev=0,0,0
But when I use the option "dev=0,0,0" I get a nasty error that says among other things:
"cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open '/dev/pg0'. Cannot open SCSI driver.
cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'.
cdrecord: For possible transport specifiers try 'cdrecord dev=help'."
After searching in the web for a solution everything pointed to the fact that I needed to recompile my kernel with scsi-emulation, a very daunting task for me in the level I am currently in!!!!!!
After searching in this forum I saw a post where it was recomended to use the "dev" option using the full path to the "CD-RW" drive, which is /dev/hda and IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!
So, I am confused now about using this in the future:
1- Is it true that kernel versions 2.4 or 2.4 and higher the scsi emulation is not needed anymore?
2- What is the explanation of this?
I like linux very very much, but these are the kind of things that always make go back to windows because sometimes I feel that either the HOW TOs are no always updated, each linux version/destribution requires its own solution, etc etc.
Wainting for several inspiring replys!!!!
regards
fborot
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