SuSE 8.1 problem

[acid_toung]

I have a problem with SuSE 8.1 professional edition. My dvd drive is configured as /dev/cdrecorder and my cd-writer is not configured. How can I correct this problem. I have tried using Yast but it didn't help the situation. Does anyone have a solution? Please help.

[rid3r]

see what your /dev/cdrecord and /dev/cdrom points to:
$ ls -l /dev | grep cd
post here please
also give a brief description like
HD - primary master (hda in Linux)
DVD - primary slave ...
CD/RW - secondary master ...?
i hope you didn't go reinstalling it, it won't fix it :)

[acid_toung]

NO I didn't reinstall :), I know there must be a solution to my little problem. Linux always has a solution for anything.

/dev/cdrecorder -> sr0
/dev/cdrom -> hdc

hd - master
DVD - master
cdrecorder - slave

I hope this information can help you solve my problem.thank you.

[carlywarly]

Interesting - hdc indicates sec master, which is correct, so it looks like your drives are set up correctly.

What makes you think they aren't correctly configured?

[phoneguy]

Cannot Mount CD or DVD

Email address:
Support knowledgebase (81_ide-scsi)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 8.1

Symptom

Your computer is equipped with a CDRW drive and one or several "ordinary" CD drives. After installing SuSE Linux 8.1, the CD drives cannot be mounted.
Cause

Some modules are missing from the initrd.

From SuSE Linux 8.1 on, the CD drive support is no longer compiled and kept in the kernel, but implemented by way of modules (cdrom and ide-cd). As opposed to the module ide-scsi, those modules (cdrom and ide-cd) are not included in the Initrd. That is why the SCSI emulation reaches all drives and not only those listed in the kernel parameter hdX=ide-scsi.
Solution

Insert the modules cdrom and ide-cd in the variable INITRD_MODULES in the file
/etc/sysconfig/kernel

To do this, open the YaST Sysconfig Editor. Select Base-Administration -> Common-Basics -> initrd_modules and insert both modules before the module ide-scsi. Be careful not to remove any of the modules listed, since they are necessary for booting.

Now, execute as root user the command mk_initrd

To do this, start a terminal program like konsole or xterm and log in as root user with the command su -. Then enter the command mk_initrd. If your boot manager is LILO, reinstall it with the command lilo -v. This does not apply for GRUB. From SuSE Linux 8.1 on, GRUB is the standard boot loader.

[acid_toung]

When I mount cdrecorder, it actually mounts my dvd drive and I have been unable to mount my cd-writer drive.