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Sometimes, depending on your kernel configuration, one of these files can be
unavailable. In order to have both, you should make sure that your kernel is
configured with the following options:
 CONFIG_SCSI (SCSI support)
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR (SCSI CD-ROM support : provides /dev/scdX)
 CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG (SCSI generic support : provides /dev/sgX)
Usually all distributions are shipping a kernel configured with these options, so no
need to worry. For more information about how to configure your kernel for
recording CD or DVD, you can have a look to the generic Linux HOWTOs:
 CD-Writing HOWTO
 CDROM-HOWTO
2.2.1.3 External devices
As all external devices are associated with a virtual SCSI device, the filename
scheme is the same as for real SCSI devices.
If you do not see your external device in the /proc/scsi/scsi file after you plugged
it in, make sure that the kernel is correctly configured. For more information you
can have a look to your Linux distribution documentation.
2.2.2 IDE Devices configuration with 2.4 kernels
2.2.2.1 ‘ide-scsi’ driver
With 2.4 kernels, all IDE devices that you want to be available in NeroLINUX
must use the ide-scsi driver (even CD/DVD readers). This driver associates a
virtual SCSI device with a standard IDE device.
Usually, Linux distributions automatically configure everything so that only
recorders use this driver. In such a case, you will not be able to use your CD or
DVD readers inside NeroLINUX. In such a case, the next session is useful.
How to make a device use the ‘ide-scsi’ driver
Before trying to configure a device, make sure that you have configured your
kernel with the following options:
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI (SCSI emulation support)
 CONFIG_SCSI (SCSI support)
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SG (SCSI generic support)
Configuring a device, so that it will use the ide-scsi driver, is done by providing a
specific argument hdx=scsi to the kernel command line. For example, if the
device file corresponding to your recorder is /dev/hdb, you will have to provide
hdb=scsi to the kernel command line.
If you do not know how to do this, please have a look to your distribution
documentation about how to pass options to the kernel at boot time. Please also
note that most of the actual distributions provide some graphical fontends to
modify the boot loader parameters: