cdr problems

[Jerry Feldman]

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WRT: Media check. We just scip the stupid media check here. 
I don't think we've written an ISO (usually RHEL) that passes the media 
check. 

Note that on my system, SuSE 9.3, the system has already created 
the /dev./sr nodes:
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,   0 2005-03-19 14:36 sr0
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,   1 2005-03-19 14:36 sr1
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,  10 2005-03-19 14:36 sr10
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,  11 2005-03-19 14:36 sr11
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,  12 2005-03-19 14:36 sr12
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,  13 2005-03-19 14:36 sr13
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,  14 2005-03-19 14:36 sr14
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,  15 2005-03-19 14:36 sr15
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,   2 2005-03-19 14:36 sr2
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,   3 2005-03-19 14:36 sr3
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,   4 2005-03-19 14:36 sr4
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,   5 2005-03-19 14:36 sr5
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,   6 2005-03-19 14:36 sr6
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,   7 2005-03-19 14:36 sr7
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,   8 2005-03-19 14:36 sr8
brw-r-----   1 root disk     11,   9 2005-03-19 14:36 sr9


try the following:
mknod --mode=0640 /dev/sr0 b 11 0

This assumes that major 11 driver is installed (which it should be).

On Wednesday 10 August 2005 12:03 pm, dan moylan wrote:
> i've been experiencing compatibility problems with FC4
> cd iso's  recorded on one machine not passing the media
> check on a second, so i just attached a yamaha cdrom rw
> drive to the scsi bus on the second machine to try to
> record the iso's there.  the drive works fine in the read
> mode, but not in the write mode - i.e. cdrecord doesn't
> find it.
>
> though dmesg shows the drive on sr0, there is no /dev/sr0
> nor does MAKEDEV know how to make one.  MAKEDEV sr makes
> /dev/srripc, whatever that is.  not sure where to go from
> here.  ops all done as root.  any suggestions?  system
> outputs below.
>
> tia,
> dan
>
> ls -l /dev/sg0 procudes:
>   crw-rw-rw-  1 root disk 21, 0 040223:1602 /dev/sg0
>   crw-rw-rw-  1 root disk 21, 1 040223:1602 /dev/sg1
>
> dmesg produces:
>
>   aha152x: resetting bus...
>   aha152x0: vital data: rev=1, io=0x340 (0x340/0x340), irq=3, scsiid=7,
> reconnect=enabled, parity=enabled, synchronous=enabled, delay=100,
> extended translation=disabled aha152x0: trying software interrupt, ok.
>   scsi0 : Adaptec 152x SCSI driver; $Revision: 2.7 $
>   (scsi0:2:0) Synchronous Data Transfer Request was rejected
>     Vendor: UMAX      Model: Astra 1200S       Rev: V2.8
>     Type:   Scanner                            ANSI SCSI revision: 02
>   Attached scsi generic sg0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 2, lun 0,  type 6
>   (scsi0:3:0) Synchronous Data Transfer Request period = 200 ns, offset =
> 8 Vendor: YAMAHA    Model: CRW8424S          Rev: 1.0f
>     Type:   CD-ROM                             ANSI SCSI revision: 02
>   sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 24x/16x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
>   Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 3, lun 0
>   Device not ready.  Make sure there is a disc in the drive.
>
> cdrecord -v -dev=3,0 speed=4 FC4-i386-rescuecd.iso > crdat 2>&1 produces:
>
>   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...
>   scsidev: '3,0'
>   scsibus: 0 target: 3 lun: 0
>   Linux sg driver version: 3.5.30
>   cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open '/dev/sg*'. Cannot
> open SCSI driver. cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'.
> Make sure you are root. cdrecord: For possible transport specifiers try
> 'cdrecord dev=help'. 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. TOC
> Type: 1 = CD-ROM
>
> cdrecord -scanbus produces:
>
>   Linux sg driver version: 3.5.30
>   cdrecord: Warning: using inofficial libscg transport code version
> (schily - Red Hat-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.80-RH '@(#)scsi-linux-sg.c	1.80
> 04/03/08 Copyright 1997 J. Schilling'). 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. Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
>   scsibus0:
> 	  0,0,0	  0) *
> 	  0,1,0	  1) *
> 	  0,2,0	  2) 'UMAX    ' 'Astra 1200S     ' 'V2.8' Scanner
> 	  0,3,0	  3) *
> 	  0,4,0	  4) *
> 	  0,5,0	  5) *
> 	  0,6,0	  6) *
> 	  0,7,0	  7) *
>
> j. daniel moylan
> 84 harvard ave #2
> brookline, ma 02446-6202
> 617-232-2360 (tel)
> 810-454-1823 (fax)
> jdm at moylan.info
> www.moylan.info

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