> > it did so [or appeared to do so], & then ejected the cdrom > > tray -- not the cdrw tray. > > How do I fix this? > What does /proc/bus/usb/devices say? T: Bus=02 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2 B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0 D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 0.00 S: Product=USB UHCI-alt Root Hub S: SerialNumber=c800 C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=255ms T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2 B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0 D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 0.00 S: Product=USB UHCI-alt Root Hub S: SerialNumber=c400 C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=255ms T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=0ac9 ProdID=0000 Rev= 0.00 C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=100mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 0 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none) I: If#= 0 Alt= 1 #EPs=13 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none) E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 16 Ivl=10ms E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=84(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=04(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=86(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=06(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=88(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 16 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=08(O) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 16 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=89(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 16 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=09(O) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 16 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=8a(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 16 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=0a(O) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 16 Ivl=1ms I: If#= 0 Alt= 2 #EPs=13 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none) E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 64 Ivl=10ms E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=84(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=04(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=86(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=06(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=88(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 256 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=08(O) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 256 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=89(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 16 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=09(O) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 16 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=8a(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 16 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=0a(O) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 16 Ivl=1ms > If the file doesn't exist, check that the preliminary USB > device filesystem is mounted un /proc/bus/usb: > # cat /etc/mtab | grep usbdevfs #: cat /etc/mtab | grep usbdevfs none /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs rw 0 0 > If it isn't there, try and mount it manually: > # mount -t usbdevfs none /proc/bus/usb No response, so it mounts. > If your system complains about that, make sure usbdevfs is > compiled into your kernel: > # grep CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS /usr/src/linux/.config > CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS=y This returns: CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS=y So, I gather everything's there to make it work, yet cdrecord -scanbus still returns: cdrecord: Warning: controller returns wrong size for CD capabilities page. 0,0,0 0) 'E-IDE ' 'CD-ROM 56X L ' '22 ' Removable CD-ROM 0,1,0 1) * 0,2,0 2) * 0,3,0 3) * 0,4,0 4) * 0,5,0 5) * 0,6,0 6) * 0,7,0 7) * scsibus1: 1,0,0 100) 'FUJIFILM' 'USB-DRIVEUNIT ' '1.00' Removable Disk 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) * I've not yet set up (working) access to the cam -- the script I found returned access errors, but we can ignore that for the moment. It's the burner I need working right now. -- Malek's Law: Any simple idea will be worded in the most complicated way. To unsubcribe send e-mail with the word unsubscribe in the body to: Linux-Anyway-Request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?body=unsubscribe