linux-kernel - Re: CD/DVD-ROM: ide vs. libata

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Date:	Fri, 3 Aug 2007 12:36:40 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Cal Peake <cp@...olutedigital.net>
To:	Grega Fajdiga <Gregor.Fajdiga@...st.arnes.si>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: CD/DVD-ROM: ide vs. libata

On Fri, 3 Aug 2007, Grega Fajdiga wrote:

> Hello, LKML,
> 
> I'm wondering if the old ide-cd from the ide subsystem is still
> necessary to get a CD/DVD-ROM working or is there a libata driver
>   available already,

Check the ATA menu in the kernel config to see if your controller has a 
driver. If so, enable it, enable SCSI cdrom support, and disable the old 
IDE stuff. If all goes well you should get /dev/sr0 which will be your new 
cdrom device.

Cheers,
-- 
Cal Peake

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