All the IDE modules are installed by default... so I have no idea, did you try mounting the drive?
'mount /cdrom' Why don't you give a list of things you have checked, that would be helpful. -----Original Message----- From: ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 10:45 PM To: debian-laptop Subject: Re: debian cannot find cdrom checked fstab, all looks right in there.. Brandon Philips wrote: > check your fstab, see 'man fstab' > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Southwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 8:36 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: debian cannot find cdrom > > > I'm not sure if this is specific to laptops, but when installing debian > woody 2.2.20 & bf2.4 after doing initial install of kernel debian cannot > find my cdrom. it seems that the relevant modules are not being > installed/configured/compiled. > The links from /cdrom /dev/cdrom to /dev/hdc are correct (i have read that > this is often a problem) > > when I lsmod there are no modules that match cdrom or ide-cd. > > how do I go about installing the correct modules so that I can continue the > installation? > > cheers, > > Ben. > Asus l3800c laptop > 1.7Ghz Intel processor > i845 chipset > 512mb DDR ram > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]