Subject: Re: NetBSD 1.6 with IDE CD-RW Writer
To: NetBSD <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Martin Wittwer <unix-list@web.de>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 11/04/2003 08:10:57
Richard Rauch wrote:
> Re. http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-help/2003/11/03/0006.html
> 
> NetBSD was supporting IDE (ATAPI) CD writers back when cdrecord's own
> author (using LINUX?) said that it only worked with SCSI drives.  On
> NetBSD "it just worked", as I recall.
> 
> (I think that GNU/LINUX systems can now also support such drives with
> cdrecord...)
> 
> I should mention that I don't have first-hand experience with the ATAPI/IDE
> CD writers, but it should work.  (^&
> 
> 
> Good luck, and have fun.
> 

Under Linux there is a scsi-emulation so cdrecord can scan
and access the device. I will try out what Piotr Stolc
wrote.

Thank you for the Information

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Martin Wittwer