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authorDiego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò <flameeyes@gmail.com>2007-06-04 11:36:33 +0200
committerDiego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò <flameeyes@gmail.com>2007-06-04 11:36:33 +0200
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Note that raw devices and 2.6 kernels don't get along well.
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</ulink>
</para>
<para>
+ For recent kernels (2.6.x series) the raw devices are neither
+ needed nor supported anymore, so don't bother.
+ </para>
+ <para>
To use raw devices, first connect a free raw device to your dvd
device, use something like:
<screen>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<command>raw /dev/raw1 /dev/dvd</command></screen>