IMHO, linux only has the ide-cd driver module(this particular one is an IDE
not SCSI one, right?). I have had a creative infra cd drive before, and I
don't remember requiring special drivers/module for it.
look for ide-cd.o file(redhat normally compiles it as a module) somewhere in
/lib/modules/`uname -r`/. In RH 7.2, I sometimes faced a problem with the CD
drive too. To correct it, I did this -
1. As root run 'rmmod ide-cd'
2. and then 'insmod ide-cd'. If you are at the console you
should see some message indicating drives
found by the driver module.
You should be able to mount cdrom drive after that. Some problem in the
kernel initialisation sequence in their supplied heavily
patched kernel, I guess. I never found the problem recurring on my 2.4.17
compiled kernels that I use now.
- Sandip
----- Original Message -----
From: Yash Dayal
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 1:48 AM
Subject: [ilugd]: 2 problems <-- one solved
i have solved the first problem...The RAM in the machine was bad..and linux
was not able to set up a ramdrive
the other problem still remains...it seems REDHAT 7.2 has removed the
drivers for Creative Infra CD drive....MY CD is detected but the drivers are
not there....how do i get my CD rom working?
Yash
----- Original Message -----
From: Kapil Sethi
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ilugd]: 2 problems
I would suggest that you keep a look on the system generated messages on
terminal screen 1 thru 4 while the RH is getting installed.
If you find something abnormal please tell us.
Kapil Sethi
System Administrator
BharatConnect Ltd.
Ph: 011-6430987
----- Original Message -----
From: Yash Dayal
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 2:54 PM
Subject: [ilugd]: 2 problems
I am sorry for not making the subject line descriptive because at this point
of time i was too crushed to write any cool definitive subject line...
Well basically i have two problems...
1. Whenever I try to install linux, i always get a kernel panic error
(unable to load root filesystem)
whichever mode i tried....text, expert, rescue....its still the same
problem...
The config of this machine is 10 GB HDD as primary Master
20 GB HDD as primary slave
cd rom is secondary master
2. On my own machine, amd 400Mhz, 64 Mb ram, i am running linux
successfully, uptil redhat 7.1. now after upgrading to 7.2 (also a clean
install) i am unable to Acccess my CDROM drive, i always get "/dev/cdrom is
not a valid block device" whenever i try to mount it...
hoping for some helpful answers from the linux gurus out there....
Yash
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