cant use cd-rw on red hat linux 8.0

[ssahl]

I cant seem to use my CD-RW to burn cd's I can use it to read a cd, but when I try and use X-CD Roast I get the message 'Failed to scan SCSI, no permission to access in the generic SCSI devices or no SCSI support enabled in the kernel. For ATAPI devices have to install the SCSI-emulation first.' My burner is IDE, I did have a USB CD writer and that worked, but this one is giving me a little more trouble. I have it hooked up on IDE 2 with another DVD player (IDE 1 has only 1 hdd on it) could this maybe be part of my problem? also, and I may not be understanding this right, it seems like I can boot up to Linux several different ways, KDE desktop environment, Windows maker, GNOME, konqueror, GNU, and so on. Is one better then the others? Last, when I'm looking around at files, or whatever, I cant access the root directory, thats in the Root Directory, on the left the icon has a little lock on it, where can I change this? Wait, I guess there was one other thing, when I download and install programs, do I have to install certain programs in a certain place for it to work right?

[homey]

Hi,

I think that you would have more success if you log in as root and set up cdroast from there. You need to set up a temp storage place and give permissions to users. After you set it up, the error may go away.

That is also the case with the locked folders. You don't have rights to them, but the root user does.

[homey]

Also, the KDE shell is pretty good for starters. When you get better at things, real powers users do everything in binary.

Redhat is pretty good at putting the rpm packages into the right place. Otherwise, if you do things manually, there is usually a readme file included with more instructions.

[TMAN]

Your drive may be interfaced as EIDE but the way it works (as I understand it at least) is more like SCSI. You may have to recompile your kernel for scsi emulation support OR you may just need to add a few lines to the boot entry. It sounds like the latter since your USB burner worked. If you try logging in as root and you configure everything and it all actually works... you may have either found a bug or some other hardware isn't working. Can you give a model number?

Think of those deifferent options like different skins. Try them all out and see which fits. KDE is great all round. I like its ease of use/migration plus stability and power and flexibility. I don't understand why you say it's for starters, homey.

binary? amateur! real users feed in the electrical impulses by hand like morse code.

Don't let this discourage you! This is just a little adventure.

[TMAN]

Also, KDE gets cameoes on the spy show "Alias" every now and then. Used by both bad and good guys... I mean how can you go wrong with credentials like that?

[homey]

I don't think he's having a scsi issue because he can read from the cdrom device.

Electrical impulses?! Where can I learn that?

[MaXimum SMOKE]

If the cd burner was installed after the linux, it probably is a SCSI issue. For a burner, linux has to set the drive up as a SCSI similar device or it will function as a regular EIDE read only drive. Tman has it right, but for a novice, it might be easier to just re-install the linux., and yep need to be root, in every install I've seen so far, to burn.

[ssahl]

ok cool, I will go into root and see what I can do. I already made some changes that were not good and had to boot from a floppy boot disk but I was able to get her back. Having to reinstall never has bothered me, I used to do that to windows like every week. If I do make a change that makes my computer unbootable at least I will know not to make that same change again. Yes the burner was installed after linux, but I dont think I will reinstall just yet.

[TMAN]

Then your only option barring reinstall is to recompile your kernel. This isn't as hard and daunting as it is long and convoluted- like an SAT. My reccomendation (fastest, not best, necessarily) is to just do a mminimal install over your existing one. That tshold do the trick and take a mere 5min.

[ssahl]

I have been messing around a little and think that your right. Do I just boot from the Linux CD like I did the first time, also do I choose upgrade? This was a fresh install of linux so it wouldnt be a big deal to just re-partition and format the drive and do a fresh install of linux again. Seems easy enough to add a CD/DVD-ROM, hdd, USB device, ect... just not a burner. I am still getting used to the file/directory/partition setup for linux. It would probably do me some good to try and learn a little programming, would help with learning linux too, you think?!?

[lynchmob]

Dont re-install or re-compile the kernel.Take a look at this tutorial for setting up scsi emulation on your ide burner.I used the same tutorial to set up my 1st burner and several other drives since.
If you dont mind re-installing,it wont hurt to give this a try before you do that.
HTH
lynch

[TMAN]

If those modules were never compiled in the first place, you can't load them, so if it doesn't (which it most definately should) just stick the cd in there and do a minimal upgrade. Choose no extra packages or anything. No need to repartition or any of that other stuff.
Technically you don't need to learn any programming to be able to use linux. You should just have a basic knowledge of a small fraction of the tools the programmers use.

[ssahl]

Well I did put the cd in and re-installed. I know I could of did an upgrade, but after seeing what some of the stuff was that was on there I didnt really want it there so I just did a (another) clean install. At any rate, my cd-rw does now work, along with all my other hardware too, now I just have to start using it a little.

[jglen490]

Every burner is either scsi or MUST emulate scsi, even if your burner connects via an IDE channel. That's just the way it is. Look at the tutorial that lynchmob linked to, it'll be a very easy fix for you.

[MaXimum SMOKE]

A lot of judgement calls in Linux. Multiple ways of accomplishing the same result. That's why it becomes interesting trying to advise on this board. You take a lot of guesses as to the user's experience level, what he is trying to accomplish. If he (she) wants a quick fix, or wants to learn more in depth things about the operating system. I've found upgrades to be the safest route, if you are using the same version over version. Often you can miss out on new features, however, if you are upgrading to a newer version. Generally, new installs go a lot faster, if saving data is not a consideration. I've given people far more info than they wanted, and sometimes, less than they needed to understand something A wise person once said that to a novice there are many paths, to an expert, only one. With that said, enjoy the ride.