Here is what I have, hope it is of help create a image: mkisofs -r -o img src/ check image: mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0 img /mnt/cdrom umount /mnt/cdrom write CD cdrecord -v speed=2 dev=ATA:1,0,0 -data img cdrecord -scanbus reveals: scsidev: 'ATA' devname: 'ATA' scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2 scsibus1: 1,0,0 100) 'SAMSUNG ' 'CDRW/DVD SM-348B' 'T502' Removable CD-ROM 1,1,0 101) * 1,2,0 102) * 1,3,0 103) * 1,4,0 104) * 1,5,0 105) * 1,6,0 106) * 1,7,0 107) * --- Thornton <thornton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > cat /proc/ide/hdc/* > hdc.info > > > -bash: hdc.info: No such file or directory > > > > > > > Did you try the command exactly as it is this > little '>' between the > > '*' and hdc.info is very crutial. It tells bash to > redirect all the > > output of the 'cat' command to the file ./hdc.info > (where './' means > > your current directory). So after running the > command as root this > > file should be created! > Yes I copy and pasted it just as you wrote it. > > tried it again and same thing > > > > > so i went into proc/ide/hdc and these were the > contents > > > > > > capacity driver identify media model > settings > > > > > > > I want the contents of those files. So either you > do a manual 'cat > > capacity' and 'cat identify' can 'cat media' and > 'cat model' etc etc > > etc or you give the above command > > that will expand to exactly that! > okay > > [root@obsidian hdc]# cat /proc/ide/hdc/* > 563096 > ide-cdrom version 4.61 > 85c0 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 > 2020 2020 2020 2020 0000 0000 0000 312e > 3033 2020 2020 414f 5045 4e20 2020 4344 > 2d52 5720 4352 5735 3233 3220 2020 2020 > 312e 3033 2032 3030 3331 3031 3320 0000 > 0000 0f00 0000 0200 0200 0006 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0007 0007 > 0003 0078 0078 00f0 0078 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0020 0013 4218 4000 4000 4218 0000 4000 > 0407 0000 0000 0000 0000 600f 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > cdrom > AOPEN CD-RW CRW5232 1.03 20031013 > name value min > max > mode > ---- ----- --- > --- > ---- > current_speed 66 0 > 70 > rw > dsc_overlap 0 0 > 1 > rw > ide-scsi 0 0 > 1 > rw > init_speed 12 0 > 70 > rw > io_32bit 1 0 > 3 > rw > keepsettings 0 0 > 1 > rw > nice1 1 0 > 1 > rw > number 2 0 > 3 > rw > pio_mode write-only 0 > 255 > w > unmaskirq 1 0 > 1 > rw > using_dma 1 0 > 1 > rw > [root@obsidian hdc]# cat /proc/ide/hdc/* > hdc.info > -bash: hdc.info: No such file or directory > [root@obsidian hdc]# ls > capacity driver identify media model settings > [root@obsidian hdc]# cat capacity > 563096 > [root@obsidian hdc]# cat driver > ide-cdrom version 4.61 > [root@obsidian hdc]# cat identify > 85c0 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 > 2020 2020 2020 2020 0000 0000 0000 312e > 3033 2020 2020 414f 5045 4e20 2020 4344 > 2d52 5720 4352 5735 3233 3220 2020 2020 > 312e 3033 2032 3030 3331 3031 3320 0000 > 0000 0f00 0000 0200 0200 0006 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0007 0007 > 0003 0078 0078 00f0 0078 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0020 0013 4218 4000 4000 4218 0000 4000 > 0407 0000 0000 0000 0000 600f 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 > [root@obsidian hdc]# cat media > cdrom > [root@obsidian hdc]# cat model > AOPEN CD-RW CRW5232 1.03 20031013 > [root@obsidian hdc]# cat settings > name value min > max > mode > ---- ----- --- > --- > ---- > current_speed 66 0 > 70 > rw > dsc_overlap 0 0 > 1 > rw > ide-scsi 0 0 > 1 > rw > init_speed 12 0 > 70 > rw > io_32bit 1 0 > 3 > rw > keepsettings 0 0 > 1 > rw > nice1 1 0 > 1 > rw > number 2 0 > 3 > rw > pio_mode write-only 0 > 255 > w > unmaskirq 1 0 > 1 > rw > using_dma 1 0 > 1 > rw > > > > > > So to recapitulate if your drive is internal what > to you have on USB? > > Apparently the 'sg' module and 'scsi_mod' treat > that === message truncated === _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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