by Without much trouble I got the HP CD-Writer CD-R/RW+DVD-ROM (9900ci) to
work with Linux. I've put a a HOWTO here
http://www.ido.org/haisam/9900ci.html
HP CD-Writer 9900ci CD-R/RW+DVD-ROM HOWTO
GNU/Linux Distribution: RH7.1
Kernel Version: 2.4.3-12
0. Determine the cd drive designation in linux
a. Execute: /bin/dmesg | grep hd
Sample output:
hda: IBM-DPTA-372730, ATA DISK drive
hdb: WDC WD600BB-00CFC0, ATA DISK drive
hdc: Hewlett-Packard CD-Writer Plus 9900, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
1. Lilo configuration:
a. Add this to your /etc/lilo.conf
append=" hdc=ide-scsi"
Replace hdc with the designation of your IDE cd drive.
Sample output:
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.3-12
label=linux
append=" hdc=ide-scsi"
root=/dev/hda5
read-only
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.3-12.img
b. Run /sbin/lilo
2. Confirming configuration
b. Execute: /usr/bin/cdrecord -scanbus
Sample output:
scsibus1:
1,0,0 100) 'HP ' 'CD-Writer+ 9900j' '1.30' Removable CD-ROM
1,1,0 101) *
1,2,0 102) *
1,3,0 103) *
1,4,0 104) *
1,5,0 105) *
1,6,0 106) *
1,7,0 107) *
3. Make image of data to store on CD
a. mkisofs -R -o cdimage.raw /disk1
4. How to blank a CD-RW disk
a. cdrecord blank=fast dev=1,0,0
5. How to record data (not audio) to CD
a. cdrecord -v speed=12 dev=1,0,0 cdimage.raw
Sample output:
Cdrecord 1.9 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2000 J?rg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
scsidev: '1,0,0'
scsibus: 1 target: 0 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.17
Using libscg version 'schily-0.1'
atapi: 1
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities :
Vendor_info : 'HP '
Identifikation : 'CD-Writer+ 9900j'
Revision : '1.30'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags : SWABAUDIO
Drive buf size : 1310720 = 1280 KB
FIFO size : 4194304 = 4096 KB
Track 01: data 277 MB
Total size: 318 MB (31:34.14) = 142061 sectors
Lout start: 318 MB (31:36/11) = 142061 sectors
Current Secsize: 2048
ATIP info from disk:
Indicated writing power: 3
Reference speed: 6
Is not unrestricted
Is erasable
Disk sub type: High speed Rewritable (CAV) media (1)
ATIP start of lead in: -11625 (97:27/00)
ATIP start of lead out: 333750 (74:12/00)
speed low: 4 speed high: 8
power mult factor: 1 5
recommended erase/write power: 5
A2 values: 00 00 00
Disk type: Phase change
Manuf. index: 0
Manufacturer: Illegal Manufacturer code
Blocks total: 333750 Blocks current: 333750 Blocks remaining: 191689
RBlocks total: 336246 RBlocks current: 336246 RBlocks remaining: 194185
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 10 in write mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write in 1 seconds.
Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
Performing OPC...