[linux-audio-user] Re: Problems with kernel 2.4.21 and mounting CD-ROM devices.

[Luke Yelavich]

Hi all
I have sort of resolved it.

My default distro configuration, from Slackware 9 compiles ATAPI CD-ROM 
support, the main SCSI support, and the ISO9660 filesystem into the kernel. 
I usually make these as modules, to make the kernel a little smaller and 
thus use less memory. If I leave these options compiled into the kernel, 
there is no problem. However, if they are all as modules, it doesn't work.

DMA is enabled by default, and my DVD-ROM drive is set up to be mounted 
from /dev/cdrom which is symlinked to /dev/scd0 when using SCSI emulation, 
and /dev/hdc when using straight IDE. I usually have SCSI emulation set up 
for burning.

This has never been a problem for me in previous kernel versions. I will 
live with it now, as I guess it is a small kernel size increase and should 
not change the performance in any great deal.

Thanks again
Luke