[PLUG] Debian, cdrom, mount

[Bill Spears]

That was interesting. So config-2.2.20 contains the actual kernel options 
used to compile the existing kernel. Anyhoo, it contains a line:
  CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI=m
and 
  /lib/modules/2.2.20/scsi
contains
  ide-scsi.o
Should it contain something else?

On Thursday 18 July 2002 08:58 pm, you wrote:
> This is a great time to find out.  Look in /boot/ there should be a file
> called, config-2.x.x.  This is the config file you need to look at to find
> out if it's supported.
>
> If it's not, apt-get kernel-source-2.x.x.  Then read the debian.README.gz
> and make the kernel the debian way, it's pretty slick.
>
> Sean
>
> On Thursday 18 July 2002 08:00, you hammered at the keyboard:
> > On Thursday 18 July 2002 07:36 pm, you wrote:
> > > Have you recompiled the kernel to support scsi emulation?
> > >
> > > Sean
> >
> > No. I didn't do that with RH 7.2 either and it worked there. How do I
> > tell if my kernel (the Debian one) supports scsi? I assumed it was some
> > module, perhaps ide-scsi.
> >
> > > On Thursday 18 July 2002 06:21, you hammered at the keyboard:
> > > > I've got a weird problem with my cdrom.
> > > > I've added hdc=ide-scsi to  lilo.conf.  It appears to almost work in
> > > > that /dev/cdrom is linked to /dev/scd0, but
> > > > mount -t auto /dev/cdrom /mnt gives error:
> > > > mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/scd0 as a block device
> > > >        (maybe `insmod driver'?)
> > > > lsmod didn't show ide-scsi until I modprobed it.  But that didn't
> > > > help anyway. Of course
> > > > mount -t auto /dev/hdc /mnt
> > > > works.
> > > >
> > > > What's the explanation?
> >
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