I'm going to take a stab at this, but by no means am I an expert on the subject - so take this as just a suggestion:
I've installed Debian on three machines now - all with different CD drives. I've selected the generic CDROM drivers in each case, and haven't had a problem yet. Have you tried those? They may not be optimal, but they may get you going. -Jay In a message dated 12/16/98 3:34:02 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I am very, very new to linux and attempting to install Debian on my PC. > >I am having 3 independent problems that I hope someone can help me with. > > 1) I have a Mitsumi CD-ROM drive, but when I try to install the drivers > >for it during the "install drivers phase" of installation, I keep > >getting the message installation failed. It seems like the drive is > >supported (there are options for a Mitsumi CD-ROM drive and an Mitsumi > >extended drive). I am not sure if it is failing because I am giving it > >the wrong command line options (specifying IRQ and IO, which admittedly I > >am unsure about) or what. > > Sorry, I can't help with this. >
