Help Rgarding LG CD writer Installation

[Guest_imported]

Hello all,

I have SCO Unix 5 Open server installed in my company.
Now we want to add a new LG CD writer 8240 in my server.

Please help me how i can install this on my server ?

Maneesh
India

 

[pcunix]

I don't know what a LG CD writer is, but the ONLY CD Writers that will work are SCSI- IDE WILL NOT WORK.

You add it as though it were an ordinary cdrom:

mkdev cdrom

You need the "cdrecord" software from

http://www.caldera.com/skunkware

also.

Tony Lawrence
SCO Unix/Linux Resources

http://pcunix.com

tony@pcunix.com

 

[BIS]

I have been reading this reply quite a few times now, and I keep wondering - Why? It seems strange nowadays not to support a standard IDE CD writer. Can someone explain this to me for the sake of my curiosity?

 

[pcunix]

The ide driver in current sco versions just isn't up to the task. Supposedly this will be corrected in 5.0.7 (due out soon).

But also: I can tell you from much personal experience on systems that DO handle IDE: don't waste your money. You will have less frustration and throw away far less disks if you buy a good SCSI cdrw.

IDE just doesn't cut the mustard. Tony Lawrence
SCO Unix/Linux Resources

http://pcunix.com

tony@pcunix.com

 

[BIS]

Alright - thanks.