Re: CD drive stuttering problem

On Sun, 2004-08-15 at 00:11 +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > This sounds like some other bug reports I've gotten.  What kernel?  2.6?
> > If so, is it using /dev/sg, or /dev/hdc?  Is ide-scsi loaded?
> >
> > Either way, try rebuilding the latest src rpm at
> > http://people.redhat.com/pjones/cdparanoia/ .  The binary there has
> > experimental SG_IO support, which will likely solve the problem.  It's
> > kindof hacky, but it basically works.
> 
> Is there a technical reason that prevents the use of CDROM_SEND_PACKET instead 
> of SG_IO ? ide-scsi shouldn't be used with 2.6 (according to Linux), the 
> ATAPI interface (CDROM_SEND_PACKET) is prefered.

SG_IO _is_ the supported ATAPI interface.  CDROM_SEND_PACKET is a
complete hack, and really isn't something programs should be using.
Neither of them is the old ide-scsi interface.

-- 
        Peter