[paranoia] can't rip from CDROM as user

[Allen - McLeodUSA Internet]

This happens when you don't have access to the corresponding SCSI
generic device for your CD-ROM (/dev/sg*).  The easiest way to find out
what the corresponding generic device is, is to run cdparanoia -vsQ as
root.

Christopher Fonnesbeck wrote:
> 
> Sorry to bother you with this, but I couldnt find the answer to my
> problem from the docs.  I am trying to use cdparanoia to rip files as a
> user, rather than root.  Cdparanoia claims that /dev/cdrom exists but
> isnt accessible.  However, all the permissions seem to be in order for
> the device.  /dev/cdrom is a symbolic link to /dev/scd0, which
> represents my IDE CD-ROM running under SCSI emulation.  I am able to
> read files from the drive, burn images onto it (it is a HP 8100 RW), and
> play music files, but ripping is a no-go.  For what its worth, here's
> the error message:
> 
> /dev/cdrom exists but isn't accessible.  By default,
> cdparanoia stops searching for an accessible drive here.
> Consider using -s to force a more complete autosense
> of the machine.
> 
> More information about /dev/cdrom:
> Checking /dev/cdrom for cdrom...
>  Testing /dev/cdrom for cooked ioctl() interface
>   /dev/scd0 is not a cooked ioctl CDROM.
>  Testing /dev/cdrom for SCSI interface
>   No generic SCSI device found to match CDROM device /dev/scd0
> 
> I hope the answer is foolishly trivial!
> 
> Thanks, Chris Fonnesbeck
> 
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