Q: When will we see a kernel module that allows you to handle CD-R/RW discs as block devices? I want to start reading / writing a CDRW;)
Best Answer: I'm assuming you are downloading the Karmic Koala as an iso file (iso is the extention). Then you are burning this as an image onto a disk. Then you have to boot from the CD rather than your hard drive.
To do that, set your first boot device to CD/DVD ROM or to something like that (depends on your computer actually)… and then boot. You will not be asked to input any kernel names, just follow the instructions and press enter to confirm.
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I'm still waiting on them to implement burners that can be used without SCSI emulation
Might happen in 2.5, but then there's a lot on the list of things to do with IDE in 2.5. I personally don't find it too much of a hassle, I compile my own kernels and since my only IDE device is the DVD-RW I just make the whole IDE subsystem modular and always use ide-scsi since it works for reading and writing. And distros like Mandrake set it up out of the box for you, so I don't see why it even makes a difference.
I can't stand Mandrake. I used it for probably 2 years but after I found Slackware I have grown to hate it (the automatic stuff works great if you want to use it exclusively, but manual changes are much more of a hassle). I don't have a problem with knowing how to set it up (I've done it numerous times), but I just find it tedious.
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Re:I'm still waiting on them to implement burners that can be used without SCSI emulation
Might happen in 2.5, but then there's a lot on the list of things to do with IDE in 2.5. I personally don't find it too much of a hassle, I compile my own kernels and since my only IDE device is the DVD-RW I just make the whole IDE subsystem modular and always use ide-scsi since it works for reading and writing. And distros like Mandrake set it up out of the box for you, so I don't see why it even makes a difference.
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Re:I'm still waiting on them to implement burners that can be used without SCSI emulation
. The CD burning scene is just a bit of a hassle in Linux (It works ok w/ XCD-Roast once you get up and running but half the time I just don't feel like it ). My Linux machine does have a burner but as of right now all my burning is done on the Windows machine (the burner in the Linux box hasn't burnt a CD since it was in the Windows box). Linux sure has it's uses, but CD burning isn't one of them when my Windows machine is always 3 keystrokes away (scroll lock x2 + the arrow key. dang I love keyboard shortcuts).Lightning Traffic
Re:Hmmm… how non-random is it? by block? sector? "track"? I dont think you have to rewrite the whole CD at once…
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Re:Might be possible with DVD-RAM or DVD+RW drives, I had one for a short time (discs wouldn't read in my notebook DVD drive so I returned it) and IIRC there was a patch (I got my info from the dvdplusrw Debian package docs) that let you work directly on the block device. The problem is I don't think it's Random Access like DVD-RAM so you can't treat it like a hard disk.
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