Xcdroast says my ATAPI CD ROM should be simulated SCSI

Wolfgang wolfgang at rpi.net.au
Wed Apr 7 14:12:04 UTC 2004


On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 00:02, Chris A Czerwinski wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-04-07 at 05:00, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Greg Trounson [mailto:gregtr at es.co.nz]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 4:57 PM
> > > To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> > > Subject: Re: Xcdroast says my ATAPI CD ROM should be simulated SCSI
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> > > > 
> > > >>-----Original Message-----
> > > >>From: Ed Gurski [mailto:ed at gurski.com]
> > > >>Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:36 PM
> > > >>To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> > > >>Subject: Xcdroast says my ATAPI CD ROM should be simulated SCSI
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>I just installed a new CD/DVD +-CD ROM drive. When I tried to setup
> > > >>xcdroast it complained that I would get better performance if I were
> > > >>running the device in simulated SCSI mode. I tried 
> > > searching this list
> > > >>and could not find how to change it. My system has 2 IDE 
> > > drives on the
> > > >>primary controller and the CD/DVD is on the second controller all by
> > > >>itself.
> > > >>
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > In your grub.conf file.. append hdc=ide-scsi
> > > > 
> > > > eg 
> > > > 
> > > > title Fedora Core (2.4.22-awr1)
> > > >       root (hd0,9)
> > > >       kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22-awr1 ro root=LABEL=/12
> > > >       hdc=ide-scsi rhgb
> > > >       initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.22-awr1.img
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > I thought ide-scsi was deprecated in FC2?
> > 
> > Huh... we're talking bout FC2?? I didn't see that statement.
> > It's actually depreciated in kernel 2.6, to be exact.
> > Since FC2 runs 2.6, that means it's depreciated.
> 
> If it has been deprecated - what do you use in lieu of Xcdroast?
> What other application can one use then? Any suggestions?
> 
> Chris Cz (tentative to try FC1)
> 
It still ran fine for me, even though it came up with the message. Just
ignore it for now. It will still burn CD's ok. (And I haven't noticed
any performance issues, and seems to burn at the same speed as if the
emulation was enabled) It worked ok for me.

Wolf






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