Re: cdrw driver for HP8200e

[DT Wilterding <ldan swbell net>]

On Saturday 19 July 2003 05:47 am, fred smith wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 10:39:57PM -0500, DT Wilterding wrote:
> > Blind alleys, mazes, and bum steers...  That's all I've seen when
> > searching (googling mostly, the RH site too) for a driver for this cd
> > burner.  Would someone please be so kind as to point me at a driver for
> > this HP8200e?
>
> Most CD drives don't require any special drivers,... are you sure yours
> does?

No Sir, not sure at all...  

>
> for CD burning (CDR, CDRW) again the same applies, mostly. If it's a
> SCSI drive you should be able to just plug it in and run the burning
> tool of your choice. There's Xcdroast, GnomeToaster, and probably
> a dozen more. If it's an ATAPI drive, you'll need to set up your
> system to use "scsi emulation" for that drive. If you're booting with
> GRUB, just add: "hdc=ide-scsi" to the end of the appropriate "kernel"
> entry in /etc/grub.conf, and reboot. You should be all set then.
>
> Fred

Thanks for the directions; that should ease the frustration factor.


Dan Wilterding
ldan swbell net

I don't care what "they" say -- ignorance is hell.