Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)

[Alexander Samad <alex@samad.com.au>]

On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 10:39:55AM +0100, Joerg Schilling wrote:
> "Jim Crilly" <jim@why.dont.jablowme.net> wrote:
> 
> > > You just verify that you don't listen...
> >  
> > Yes, I have been listening and I haven't seen you list one reason why
> > cdrecord absolutely has to use SCSI IDs when fsck can get away with using
> > /dev/blah just fine.
> 
> Are you _really_ missing basic know how to understand that fsck is using the
> block layer of a virtual "block device" emulated by UNIX while libscg is
> offering _direct_ acces to _any_ type of device allowing you to send _commands_
> understood by the device?
> 
> fsck is just sending abstract instructions to a virtual device and does 
> not care about 
> 
> Please explain me:
> 
> -	how to use /dev/hd* in order to scan an image from a scanner
> 
> -	how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a CPU device
> 
> -	how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a tape device
> 
> -	how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a printer
> 
> -	how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a jukebox
> 
> -	how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a graphical device

Hi 

I have been following this thread for quite a while, would just like to
point out that you are quick pedantic about accuracy.  

so even though it might be a bit of a pain to create a file called
/dev/hd*, I believe with mknod you could assign this name to any device
you wanted to or even symlink it to any device so you could use you
/dev/hd* the same way as you used /dev/sda etc

> 
> J?rg
> 
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