eide cd-rw rfi?

[E Frank Ball]

} Hi, I'm looking to buy a Yamaha EIDE 8x8x24 CD-RW online.  ZD's
} compatibility chart lists the SCSI version as Linux compatible, but
} doesn't list the EIDE (both are model 8824, -E for EIDE, -S for SCSI).
} Do you think I'd be safe in getting the EIDE model?  I'm a Linux newbie

The EIDE (ATAPI would be more correct) model will work, but if you want
to burn music CDs go for the SCSI model.  I've heard the of problems
with the non-scsi CD burners (not just Yamaha).  I noticed that xcdroast
says my Toshiba DVD player (ATAPI) isn't suitable as a source for music
files, only data files.  My SCSI Yamaha CD-RW works great.

} & am still attempting my 1st install.  Assuming I get the drive, I don't
} need any additional Linux software  than what's on the CDs of Linux
} flavors I've got (Caldera, Corel, Debian GNU), right?  Do I assume an
} internal EIDE CD-RW is bootable?  If not, would the following work:  I
} also have an ext. SCSI CD player I know IS bootable in MS DOS/Win, but
} there's no drivers for it in Linux. (I have Adaptec SCO Unix drivers on
} floppy, but floppy can't be read on DOS/win PC.  And the Unix drivers
} might not work anyway here, right?) So I could use the SCSI CD to start

Linux doesn't need any stinking drivers.  If the scsi bois supports
booting it should work fine with linux.

   E Frank Ball                efball at efball.com