Re: Re: cdrecord

Brett Ellis <[email protected]> Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:07:36 +1000

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Jim wrote:

> Thanks Sam and all responses. One more question, I guess the DVD is 
> connected to one of /dev/hdX which can be linked to /dev/dvd. But, how 
> can I check which /dev/hdX is connected to my DVD device? I tried to 
> use cdrecord to generate following information, but still cannot 
> figure out which of /dev/hdX is used by the dvd device.
> g.org.au
>
In a console, enter the command, 'dmesg |grep hd', this will give you a 
listing of all the drives connected via /dev/hdx.

ie.
   
    hda: ST340014A, ATA DISK drive
    hdc: LITE-ON DVD SOHD-167T, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
    hdd: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive

Brett