[ale] Atapi cdrecord?

[Dow Hurst]

One problem with this that I hope is addressed properly in 
the 2.6 kernel is that the SCSI code in Linux is not great. 
  Linus Torvalds himself doesn't like it and has wanted it 
reimplemented from scratch from 2.4.  At least that is what 
I have garnered from some reading of posts.  Alan Cox took 
over the IDE subsystem to help clean it up.  I wish I had 
some time to play with 2.6 and see if it is true that direct 
ATAPI support of CD burning is included so you aren't forced 
to use the SCSI code.  I am not saying the current code in 
2.4 is bad.  It is confusing though to have to fight with 
apps that want the ATAPI interface versus apps that want the 
SCSI interface for the same physical hardware.  I can't wait 
to get into 2.6 where alot of this was supposed to be dealt 
with.  I don't know how far the changes got though.
Dow


Mike Panetta wrote:
> And as an addendum to this I also personally think that everything
> that supports a SCSI command set (or subset thereof) should show
> up as a SCSI device, regardless of what kind of physical interface
> it has.  It makes perfect sense to me that USB storage devices show 
> up as SCSI devices, and that Firewire storage devices show up as
> SCSI devices, so why the heck should IDE storage devices not show
> up as SCSI devices?  They implement the command set, so why not
> make it easier on ourselves and have everything be SCSI?
> 
> Mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Panetta <ahuitzot at mindspring.com>
> Sent: Jan 11, 2004 4:03 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] Atapi cdrecord?
> 
> Read this:
> 
> http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private/man/README/README.ATAPI
> 
> And decide for yourself.
> 
> Personally I have no problems with the ide-scsi "fun"...
> 
> Mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Robert L. Harris" <Robert.L.Harris at rdlg.net>
> Sent: Jan 11, 2004 11:43 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: [ale] Atapi cdrecord?
> 
> 
> 
> Ok, I remember a conversation about burning and the ide-scsi fun.  I
> have a Knoppix CD I want to to burn, a Sony IDE cdrom on HCD and a pile
> of blanks.  How do you burn using the ATAPI/IDE interface instead of the
> ide-scsi fun?  Yeah, I'm just curious if it's easier.
> 
> :wq!
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