From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 18 06:17:38 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1780216A418 for ; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:17:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cristclark@comcast.net) Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net (rwcrmhc13.comcast.net [216.148.227.153]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D410613C46A for ; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:17:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cristclark@comcast.net) Received: from goku.pumpky.net (c-24-6-170-117.hsd1.ca.comcast.net[24.6.170.117]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with ESMTP id <20070918061715m13000k2uae>; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:17:19 +0000 Received: from goku.pumpky.net (localhost. [127.0.0.1]) by goku.pumpky.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l8I6JfNI047837; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:19:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cristclark@comcast.net) Received: (from cjc@localhost) by goku.pumpky.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l8I6JeRf047836; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:19:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cristclark@comcast.net) X-Authentication-Warning: goku.cjclark.org: cjc set sender to cristclark@comcast.net using -f Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:19:40 -0700 From: "Crist J. Clark" To: Lowell Gilbert Message-ID: <20070918061940.GI3754@goku.pumpky.net> References: <20070913182916.GC3754@goku.pumpky.net> <44fy1hlbsz.fsf@Lowell-Desk.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <44fy1hlbsz.fsf@Lowell-Desk.lan> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-URL: http://people.freebsd.org/~cjc/ Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CDRW Stopped Working Moving to 6.x X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: cjclark@alum.mit.edu List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:17:38 -0000 On Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 07:35:24AM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > "Crist J. Clark" writes: > > > Looking at the dmesg(1) from the last boot, > > > > # fgrep cd0 /var/run/dmesg.boot > > acd0: CDROM at ata1-master UDMA33 > > > > Makes me think the system is not recognizing the device as CDRW, > > only CDROM. > > You're right, and that's the key point to start from. > Don't worry about ATAPI/CAM; it won't be used by burncd, and won't > work any better than direct ATAPI drivers if the device isn't > recognized as a CDRW. > > The funny thing is (unless I recall incorrectly, which is possible > before my first cup of coffee for the day), the ID string is provided > by the device itself. And I just looked it up; CRD-8400B is > definitely a CDROM. So I don't think the OS is confused; if anything, > the device itself is what's confused. > > Just to doublecheck: are you really sure you haven't changed the drive > since the last time you burned a CD? Nope, haven't changed the drive. Went and had a look at the front and it's got "CD/RW" on the "disc" symbol on the front of the tray. But going back to some old dmesg(1) from this same box when the buring worked back in 4.x, FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE #1: Sun Jun 19 00:18:37 PDT 2005 cjc@goku.cjclark.org:/var/tmp/tmp_cjc/obj/usr/src/sys/GOKU [snip] acd0: CDROM at ata1-master PIO4 Hmmmm... -- Crist J. Clark | cjclark@alum.mit.edu