> From: Wackojacko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 2:52 PM
<...> > A quick look at the kernel-source (via make menuconfig) and google > suggest that PIIX could be the right module. I dont have this mobo so I > cant be sure. I don't see a 82371 on this board. Rather, it has a FW82801AA. <...> > All of the above suggests the ide controller is being detected properly > as is the CD ROM drive. As you can access the HDD OK I am begining to > suspect that it is not being mounted correctly. Please post your > /etc/fstab and/or details of how you try to mount the drive. Here is the file system table (I shortened the hda1 line to fit): # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0 I'm surprised it says noauto for the CD and floppy, since I installed autofs (another attempt to get the CD to work). Since I never did set it up, that's probably why. First, try the obvious: put in a CD and hit the cdrom icon inside My Computer on the gnome desktop. The CD is the Knoppix 3.9 CD that I can boot and run on this same hardware. Gnome says it's trying to mount the CD, CD spins up then gnome gives the following errors: hdc: media error (bad sector): status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekCompleteError } hdc: media error (bad sector): error=0x30 { LastFailedSense=0x03 } ide: failed opcode was: unknown end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 64 isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=hdc, iso_blknum=16, block=16 hdc: media error (bad sector): status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekCompleteError } hdc: media error (bad sector): error=0x30 { LastFailedSense=0x03 } ide: failed opcode was: unknown end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 64 isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=hdc, iso_blknum=16, block=16 Next, try to mount CD using mount point name. CD spins up and gives the following errors: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mount /media/cdrom0 mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc, missing codepage or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dmesg|tail hdc: media error (bad sector): status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekCompleteError } hdc: media error (bad sector): error=0x30 { LastFailedSense=0x03 } ide: failed opcode was: unknown end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 64 isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=hdc, iso_blknum=16, block=16 hdc: media error (bad sector): status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekCompleteError } hdc: media error (bad sector): error=0x30 { LastFailedSense=0x03 } ide: failed opcode was: unknown end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 64 isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=hdc, iso_blknum=16, block=16 Next, try to mount CD using device name. CD spins up and gives the same errors. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mount /dev/hdc mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc, missing codepage or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dmesg|tail hdc: media error (bad sector): status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekCompleteError } hdc: media error (bad sector): error=0x30 { LastFailedSense=0x03 } ide: failed opcode was: unknown end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 64 isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=hdc, iso_blknum=16, block=16 hdc: media error (bad sector): status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekCompleteError } hdc: media error (bad sector): error=0x30 { LastFailedSense=0x03 } ide: failed opcode was: unknown end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 64 isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=hdc, iso_blknum=16, block=16 Finally, try an explicit mount as root. CD spins up and generates the same errors. cray4:/home/sethg# mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc, missing codepage or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so cray4:/home/sethg# dmesg|tail hdc: media error (bad sector): status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekCompleteError } hdc: media error (bad sector): error=0x30 { LastFailedSense=0x03 } ide: failed opcode was: unknown end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 64 isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=hdc, iso_blknum=16, block=16 hdc: media error (bad sector): status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekCompleteError } hdc: media error (bad sector): error=0x30 { LastFailedSense=0x03 } ide: failed opcode was: unknown end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 64 isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=hdc, iso_blknum=16, block=16 It tries, but it really doesn't want to mount. Your hypothesis of an extra driver that interferes is reasonable. -- Seth Goodman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]