ok, I tried what you said. My kernel is 2.4.24-xfs

this is what I get when I try the ls-al /dev/cdrom and then the hdparm thing
Quote Originally Posted by #
# ls -al /dev/cdrom
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Mar 10 12:30 /dev/cdrom -> /dev/scd0
root@Box:~# hdparm -d /dev/scd0

/dev/scd0:
operation not supported on SCSI disks
When I did the scanbus I got the following (I'm working as su for this)
Quote Originally Posted by #
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.25
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
scsibus0:
0,0,0 0) 'IDE-DVD ' 'ROM 16x ' 'HD08' Removable CD-ROM
0,1,0 1) 'YAMAHA ' 'CRW-F1E ' '1.0f' Removable CD-ROM
0,2,0 2) *
0,3,0 3) *
0,4,0 4) *
0,5,0 5) *
0,6,0 6) *
0,7,0 7) *
All I want is for the DVD drive to be DMA-enabled...I'll admit I'm lost...what to do?