On Die, 2003-01-28 at 22:44, Michel Lanners wrote: > On 28 Jan, this message from florian echoed through cyberspace: > > when i do this: > > cdparanoia -B -- "-3" > > > > i get this: > > > > /dev/cdrom exists but isn't accessible. By default, > > cdparanoia stops searching for an accessible drive here. > > Consider using -sv to force a more complete autosense > > of the machine. > > > > More information about /dev/cdrom: > > Checking /dev/cdrom for cdrom... > > Testing /dev/cdrom for cooked ioctl() interface > > /dev/scd0 is not a cooked ioctl CDROM. > > Testing /dev/cdrom for SCSI interface > > No generic SCSI device found to match CDROM device > > /dev/scd0 > > SCSI emulation for the CD, right? The above error message indicates that > you either have no SCSI-generic support in your kernel (sg devices), or > that you don't have access to them.
yup. its scsi emulation. i got support for scsi-generic in the kernel though. im wondering though why it works perfectly for data cdroms. i can mount them any everything.. and on another side: why doesnt it even work as root then? thanks alot in advance! ciao! florian