[svlug] Coverting ide to scsi cd-rom's

[Karl F. Larsen]

On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Rick Moen wrote:

> begin Karl F. Larsen quotation:
> 
> > The other day someone asked about converting cd-rom devices using
> > an ide interface to a scsi interface.
> 
> Karl --
> 
> The easiest and most effective remedy is as follows:
> 
> 1.  Give away the ATAPI device to someone you don't like.
> 2.  Buy a SCSI-based replacement.
> 
> Helpfully,
> Rick M.

	A far better way is to get the German guy to write his cdrecord so
it can use either scsi or ide. What happened was another guy wrote that
nice kernel driver to make an ide look like scsi. So I'm happy and it
works.


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Yours Truly,

  	 - Karl F. Larsen, k5di at arrl.net  (505) 524-3303  -