How to get cdrecord working in FC2?

[Paul Howarth]

Pybe wrote:
> Still just hangs using kernel-2.6.7-1.494.2.2 & cdrecord-2.01-0.a27.4.FC2.3
> 
> [root at help root]# cdrecord --dev=/dev/hdd FC2-i386-rescuecd.iso
> cdrecord: No write mode specified.
> cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.
> cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive
> dependent defaults.
> cdrecord: Continuing in 5 seconds...
> Cdrecord-Clone 2.01a27-dvd (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004
> Jörg Schilling
> Note: This version is an unofficial (modified) version with DVD support
> Note: and therefore may have bugs that are not present in the original.
> Note: Please send bug reports or support requests to <warly at mandrakesoft.com>.
> Note: The author of cdrecord should not be bothered with problems in
> this version.
> scsidev: '/dev/hdd'
> devname: '/dev/hdd'
> scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
> Warning: Open by 'devname' is unintentional and not supported.
> 
> No idea what DL means......
> [root at help root]# ps waux | grep cdrecord
> root      8513  0.0  1.0  6896 6896 pts/5    DL   12:34   0:00
> cdrecord --dev=/dev/hdd FC2-i386-rescuecd.iso

See "man ps"; D means the process is in an uninterruptible sleep (usually this 
happens when waiting on I/O), and L means "has pages locked into memory (for 
real-time and custom IO)".

Do you know if this drive works in any other O.S.? It might actually be a 
hardware problem.

Paul.