On Tue, Jan 16, 2001 at 05:42:22PM +0000, john gennard wrote: > I've purchased a Traxdata 8x4x32 CD-RW, and can only install it on my > main box. Unfortunately, this has two Hard Disks (both on the Primary > IDE channel) and a normal CD Drive as Master on the second channel. > > The literature with the CD-RW is basic and suggests ways in which it > can be installed on those channels already in use. This seems to > imply that I shouldnot/cannot use the secondary channel slave, but it > does not specifically say so. > > I have very vague recollections of some advice against putting CD > Drives on the secondary slave, but am unable to remember where I read > this (if in fact I did!) > > If I replace my CD with the CD-RW, would I be able to use the later > for normal reading and would I require any special drivers? > > Can anyone please suggest the most suitable way to proceed. I assume > Potato (which is what I run) will support the drive - it did so with > earlier models. All software supplied is for Windoze, so there is no > information of any value. > > Grateful for any assistance. John. >
I have the same setup with no difficulties. My CD-RW works fine as a slave on the secondary channel. You will of course need scsi support and scsi emulation build into your kernel for the CD-RW to work; The stock Debian kernel does. In lilo.conf add append="hdd=ide-scsi" Kevin
