Subject: Re: Cdrecord problem: NetBSD/sparc 1.4, Philips CDD2600
To: None <rh@vip.at, oster@cs.usask.ca>
From: Kjetil B. Thomassen <kjetil@thomassen.priv.no>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 11/18/1999 22:48:33
On Thu 18 Nov, Rene Hexel wrote:
> "Kjetil B. Thomassen" wrote:
> 
> > lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  9 Nov 14 21:00 /dev/su0-6-0 -> /dev/cd0d
> > 
> > Am I using the wrong device?
> 
>   Looks like.  First, on my system I have set up the link to point to
> the character special device:
> 
> 0 lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  5 May 22 14:46 /dev/su0-6-0 -> rcd1d
> 
>   I have no idea if the block device works as well with cdrecord.  Also,

It does not seem to matter with cdrecord 1.6.1.

> make sure you use the right device.  I.e., if you run 'dmesg' you should
> find something like
> 
> cd0 at scsibus0 targ 6 lun 0: <PHILIPS, CDD2600, 1.0> SCSI2 4/worm
> removable
> 
>   If it's not 'cd0', you have to link su-0-6-0 to the corresponding
> device...

Yes, this was correct. I am using cd0 as I only have one connected.

This didn't do the trick, but the following did:

On Thu 18 Nov, Greg Oster wrote:
> 
> For sparc, this should be a link to /dev/cd0c , no?  (i.e. should use 
> the partition which corresponds to the entire device).  I use /dev/cd0d 
> on i386, but I suspect it would be /dev/cd0c on sparc.

And, voila.

That was the trick.

Now it managed to inquiry the drive correctly, so I assume things will
work fine from now on.

Thank you both for your fast response!

Kjetil B.