Tim Baverstock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wednesday 30 March 2005 3:53 pm, you wrote:
> > > 'dev=/dev/cdrom' would have been confusing, but something like
> > > "Impossible SCSI address [-2, -2, -2] - have you specified dev=
> > > properly?" would have been good.
> >
> > Well, first you did call cdrecord with a _wrong_ dev= parameter and should
> > not be amazed by the results. RTFM for the correct parameters.....
>
> Not amazed, but disappointed. RTFM is all very well, but making a program
> behave helpfully in the face of improper input is matter of good taste,
Allowing a program to be useful for experimantal usagees is even better and this
is what cdrecord does. In case of incorrect usagem it writes a warning that you
seemed to oversee.
> particularly if that input is subsequently processed in a relatively obscure
> way, as in the translation from /dev/cdrom to -2,-2,-2: You already warn
> about the image file being too large before trying to write it, I think.
If you like to get an explanation about the obscurre device mapping in the
Linux kernel, please ask the Linux kernel hackers for help.
I am a victim the same way as you are....
Jörg
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