cdrecord not recognizing my ATAPI CD-RW

[warlord at MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)]

Make sure you load the ide-scsi module before you load the
cdrom module...

-derek

Seth Gordon <sethg at ropine.com> writes:

> OK, the next time I get a computer, I'll spend the extra money for a
> SCSI controller and drives.  In the meantime....
> 
> I bought a cheap ATAPI CD-RW a few weeks ago, and even after compiling
> a kernel with the SCSI emulation layer for ATAPI, when I try "cdrecord
> -scanbus", I get a "Cannot open SCSI driver" error.
> 
> I read Eduard Bloch's instructions at
> ftp://ftp.fokus.gmd.de/pub/unix/cdrecord/README.ATAPI and followed
> steps 1 through 5.  Then, instead of loading the "sg" and "ide-scsi"
> modules (since the Debian "compact" kernel didn't have them), I
> recompiled the kernel and statically included those features in the
> configuration.  When I rebooted, I got no boot message recognizing the
> presence of a SCSI CD-ROM, and even after running the MAKEDEV and
> creating the links advised in step 8...
> 
> petunia:/home/sethg# cdrecord -scanbus          
> Cdrecord 1.10 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2001 Jvrg Schilling
> cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open SCSI driver.
> cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'. Make sure you are root.
> 
> The list of kernel messages from my last boot is in
> http://ropine.com/about/petunia.txt -- can anyone figure out what's
> going on here?
> 
> adTHANKSvance,
> 
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