From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1422915AbWBIRPT (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:15:19 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1422918AbWBIRPT (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:15:19 -0500 Received: from linux01.gwdg.de ([134.76.13.21]:39574 "EHLO linux01.gwdg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1422915AbWBIRPR (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:15:17 -0500 Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:15:12 +0100 (MET) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Joerg Schilling cc: peter.read@gmail.com, matthias.andree@gmx.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jim@why.dont.jablowme.net Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) In-Reply-To: <43EB7210.nailIDH2JUBZE@burner> Message-ID: References: <200602031724.55729.luke@dashjr.org> <43E7545E.nail7GN11WAQ9@burner> <73d8d0290602060706o75f04c1cx@mail.gmail.com> <43E7680E.2000506@gmx.de> <20060206205437.GA12270@voodoo> <43E89B56.nailA792EWNLG@burner> <20060207183712.GC5341@voodoo> <43E9F1CD.nail2BR11FL52@burner> <20060208162828.GA17534@voodoo> <43EA1D26.nail40E11SL53@burner> <20060208165330.GB17534@voodoo> <43EB0DEB.nail52A1LVGUO@burner> <43EB7210.nailIDH2JUBZE@burner> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org >> >Please explain me: >> > >> >- how to use /dev/hd* in order to scan an image from a scanner >> >- how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a CPU device >> >- how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a tape device >> >- how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a printer >> >- how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a jukebox >> >- how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a graphical device >> > >> With /dev/sg, this was possible? > >Of course! > But you need to open the correct /dev/sg[0-9] too, don't you? (otherwise cdrecord would set the jukebox on fire) Jan Engelhardt -- | Software Engineer and Linux/Unix Network Administrator | Alphagate Systems, http://alphagate.hopto.org/ | jengelh's site, http://jengelh.hopto.org/