> This seems to be an exact answer. > What I actually asked above, was the question if > it is enough to just > change (using a text editor) the lines in > > /boot/config-2.2.17 > > into something else (eg 'y' to 'm', eg that ide-scsi > line) without > compiling completely a new kernel.
Changing that file will do *nothing* to your current setup. It's only there for reference. Those are the settings that the Debian "stock" kernel you're probably using used when it was compiled. > I know that some time this cd-rom burner has been > working with this system, (and I'm confused what have > happened with the system) and just now > I'm a little bit busy to get this system hardware > working relatively completely and later I'll have time to > compile the kernel to make the > system really well working. Plenty of people have been able to get a CD-RW working with the stock Debian kernel by loading the correct modules, editing the proper module-related files, and probably the "append=???" line with LILO. Regards Hall
