[kde-freebsd] k3b: are all cd/dvd drives named /dev/cd* ?

[Daniel O'Connor]

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:38, Charles Swiger wrote:
> > Question: can I assume, that cd/dvd drives/burners ALWAYS end up in
> > "camcontrol devlist" as cd*? Even if they are usb or firewire drives or
> > whatever else might exist on the market nowadays? If so, I can easily
> > filter
> > out the non-cd devices....
>
> If the system has ATAPICAM enabled, yes, ATAPI CD-ROM drives will show
> up in "camcontrol devlist" as cd*, otherwise they will show up as acd*.
>   USB and Firewire devices use the SCSI layer, and will also show up as
> cd*.

Not that k3b will talk to a non-"SCSI" CD writer so, yes, camcontrol must list 
it before it will usable in k3b.

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