USB CDRW problem - HP CD-Writer+ 8200 series

[Derek Broughton]

Matthew Flaschen wrote:

> Derek Broughton wrote:
>> Dave M wrote:
>> 
>>> At 10:33 PM 2/20/2007 , you wrote:
>>>> Dave M wrote:
>>>>> I am having problems getting a USB CDRW drive working. I am using
>>>>> Ubuntu v6.06 and the drive is an HP CD-Writer Plus 8200 series.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am new at this so maybe I am looking at the wrong device?
>>>>>
>>>>> I assume it should be /dev/sda ?
>>>> No, that's probably your hard drive.  Try /dev/sg0.
>>>>
>> That's not likely correct.  sg0 should be a "scsi generic" device, which
>> is
>> a character, not a block, device.  sg0 seems to be some sort of control
>> device, as there generally seems to be such a device associated with each
>> scsi block device.
> 
> I need to direct CD burning to /dev/sg0 on my computer.  /dev/scd0 is
> used for read.

No, /dev/sg0 is used by cdrecord, but the actual burning device is
_still_ /dev/scd0.  I've been arguing with Scott Remnant about that,
because he doesn't believe cdrecord should even touch sg0, so won't fix the
permissions in udev.
-- 
derek