From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265276AbTLGAHu (ORCPT ); Sat, 6 Dec 2003 19:07:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265277AbTLGAHt (ORCPT ); Sat, 6 Dec 2003 19:07:49 -0500 Received: from dial249.pm3abing3.abingdonpm.naxs.com ([216.98.75.249]:21395 "EHLO animx.eu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265276AbTLGAHs (ORCPT ); Sat, 6 Dec 2003 19:07:48 -0500 Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 19:16:50 -0500 From: Wakko Warner To: Linus Torvalds Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: cdrecord hangs my computer Message-ID: <20031206191650.A4199@animx.eu.org> References: <3FD1994C.10607@stinkfoot.org> <20031206084032.A3438@animx.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i In-Reply-To: ; from Linus Torvalds on Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 01:57:03PM -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > At the moment, I don't have a burner on a 2.6.0 machine, however, why is > > ide-scsi depreciated? > > Several reasons. > > One is just plain confusion - anybody who uses cdrecord has either been > confused by the silly SCSI numbering (while "dev=/dev/hdc" is not > confusing at all, and uses the same device you use for mounting the thing > etc). Actually, itwould be nice if I could use dev=/dev/scd0. I do have a scsi burner (and an ide one too) > Another is that several things did _not_ work well with ide-scsi. Some > people ended up having to boot with ide-scsi enabled to burn CD's, but > then if they wanted to watch DVD's (on the same drive), they needed to > boot without it. The joys of modules =) > > On every PC I have that has an ide cd drive, I use > > ide-scsi. I like the fact that scd0 is the cdrom drive. > > And you liked the fact that you were supposed to write "dev=0,0,0" or > something strange like that? What a piece of crap it was. I have it named using cdrecord's defaults. People who have real scsi burners still have to use that format. -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals