Thanks Clint, but I know about the root issue with kernel 2.6.8. I am able to use K3b without ANY problem. It is cdrecord which seems to be the problem. May be it has not been modified to work with kernel 2.6 (in old kernel it needed ide-scsi module bit not any longer in 2.6). Thanks and regards from VJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clint Harshaw" <clint@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:14 AM Subject: Re: How to get cdrecord working in FC2? > VJ wrote: > > Hi, > > After upgrading to FC2, I miss cdrecord because it does not work > > anymore. I can use K3B but I need cdrecord also in some of my shell scripts. > > On running it complains about being unable to open /dev/sg????? something > > something(i forgot what number is shown in ????). > > > > thanks in advance. > > VJ > > > > Hello VJ: > > There is a bug/feature associated with the latest 2.6.8.x kernels. A > non-root user is not allowed to burn. Your choices are to either a) su > to the root user burn or b) boot into an earlier kernel. > > If neither of those suggestions will work (suppose you don't have the > older kernel, for instance), then this tutorial may be of some use for you: > > http://penguinsolutions.org/fedora/cdrw/ > > Hope this helps, > Clint > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
