Hello

thierry.atc (<thierry.atc@noos.fr>) wrote:

> The CDROM is ATAPI but I don't know if it is attached to the
> primary/secondary or master/slave because I haven't fix it and I can't
> check it because I can't open it (it doesn't belongs to me).
>
> Therefore, I have:
>
> [root@dev]# ll /dev/hd?
> lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 32 nov 10 13:45 /dev/hda ->
> ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
>
> should I try to make a symbolic link with between /dev/hda and
> /dev/cdrom ?

No, /dev/hda is your hard disk. You are using devfs, which means that
device files are not stored permanently in the /dev directory on your
hard disk but are created dynamically when the drivers are loaded. I
think the symbolic links you are looking for should be made by the
devfsd program. You also should find out whether ide-scsi emulation is
activated for the drive:

Type cdrecord -scanbus (the device will be listed if you use ide-scsi
emulation)
or, if cdrecord is not installed, type cat /proc/scsi/scsi.

Also check your bootloader confguration. IIRC, Mandrake 8.2 uses lilo as
default, so open /etc/lilo.conf and look for lines starting with
append.

I think if you use devfs you can also access cdrom devices by using
device files located in /dev/cdroms.

best regards
Andreas Janssen

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