Re: [PARPORT] HP 7200 and xcdroast


grant@torque.net
Sat, 30 Jan 1999 12:44:47 -0500 (EST)


> I am having some hassle getting my HP 7200 cdrom writer to work with
> xcdroast 0.96e.
> I am using a generic redhat 2.0.36 kernel, with paride, epat, pg and of
> course sg modules available.
> I have inserted all of these int the kernel prior to running xcdroast.
> When I insert the pg module, the light on the cdrom writer flashes.
> I have set the bios on the box to epp mode (5).
>
> When I run xcdroast, it complains about not finding any scsi drives. I
> continue anyway, but nothing I do will get the thing to work.
>
> Does anyone out there have any ideas?

Yes, use cdrecord directly. Xcdroast, while being based on cdrecord,
does not support pg. Apparently, it has its own implementation of
the device scan which works only with sg. Worse still, the author
has decided that since his scanner can't find pg devices he should
disable the pg support in the copy of cdrecord that he includes.

Get the genuine cdrecord 1.6.1 or later, and build that. If you
still have problems, get back to me.

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