On Thursday 29 Jan 2009, Gaius Mulley wrote: > Hi, > > I'm attempting to install lenny amd64 (using CD1) on a: > > CPU0: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz stepping 0a > > the CD boots but the kernel fails to find the CDROM. Under Ubuntu the > CDROM device is /dev/scd0 - but no such device exists (in /dev/) when > lenny is booted. I'm wondering whether I'm doing something obviously > wrong? > > Ubuntu reports the CDROM as: > > $ cdrecord -scanbus > scsibus5: > 5,0,0 500) 'TSSTcorp' 'CDDVDW SH-S202J ' 'SB02' Removable > CD-ROM > > apologies if it really is straightforward. > > regards, > Gaius
I had something similar. In the end, I used my MP3 player as a boot device (it was the nearest USB mass storage device to hand) to install Debian from the Internet, and built a new kernel in order to get the optical drive working properly. Some modules had changed their names between versions, so I had to compare the config files very very carefully to see what was going on. There's probably a really elegant solution involving re-mastering the Debian CD using a kernel borrowed from the Ubuntu CD; but I had a boss breathing down my neck. -- AJS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
