On Thu, Apr 18, 2002 at 08:43:23PM +0200, Martin Zipfel wrote: > On Sat, 20 Apr 2002 11:47:48 +1000 > Sam Varghese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I recently moved my Debian install over to a new hard disk and after > > this I find that I cannot mount my cd-rom. > > > i think this is due to your cd-burner, > you should handle your cdrom also like scsi, somethimg like this in > /etc/fstab:
It was a problem with DMA. Someone from my local LUG suggested booting with ide=nodma as a boot parameter and I found that the cd-rom would work without a problem. What I finally did: Made a one-line executable in /etc/init.d: /sbin/hdparm -d0 /dev/hdc Added a symlink for that to /etc/rcS.d/ The hard drive I'm using can handle DMA, of that I'm sure, so I thought it would be better to keep it as such as it is so much faster. I came across a very nice reference during my search for info: http://www.exocore.com/technologies/linux/rhl71dma/ Sam -- Sam Varghese http://www.gnubies.com One World, one Web, one Program - Microsoft promotional ad Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer - Adolf Hitler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
