In article <20020101221733.A10347@fastmail.fm> Malcolm Herbert wrote:
> I'm using 1.5.2 and am wanting to use cdparanoia.  It says I need to
> specify the generic SCSI device for my CDROM using the -g option ...
> my problem is I don't know what that is ...
[...]
> |mamers[~] 34>: cdparanoia -v -Q -g /dev/cd1d

That's nearly it, you want to use the raw device:
> cdparanoia -v -Q -g /dev/rcd1d
should work.

It's even a FAQ:
	http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/misc/
under the heading 'Using removable media'.

Bye,
 Thomas

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