[H-GEN] Getting the external HP cd4e cdwriter with USB to work in Linux

[Johann Kwiatkowski]

[ Humbug *General* list - semi-serious discussions about Humbug and     ]
[ Unix-related topics. Posts from non-subscribed addresses will vanish. ]

Hi Paul,

Paul Cornford wrote:

> [ Humbug *General* list - semi-serious discussions about Humbug and     ]
> [ Unix-related topics. Posts from non-subscribed addresses will vanish. ]
>
> Does anyone know if it's possible to get an HP cd4e cdwriter using USB
> to work in Linux? The latest HOWTO  says "no" but is almost a couple of
> years old. The www.tldp.org/HOWTO doesn't help much either.

Have you tried the google groups search? I did a quick search and one entry
had the cd drive working but not the burner. Depending on your install, I'd
open up and xterm, do a

tail -f /var/log/messages

and plug the thing in. With the tail command, you'll be able to see if its
detected or not straight away and if the system can find a driver for it.

cheers

Johann

--
Johann Kwiatkowski
Spot The Dog Graphics
ph (07) 5501 5712
fax (07) 5501 5713
email: johann at spot-the-dog.com
web: www.spot-the-dog.com



--
* This is list (humbug) general handled by majordomo at lists.humbug.org.au .
* Postings to this list are only accepted from subscribed addresses of
* lists 'general' or 'general-post'.  See http://www.humbug.org.au/