On 8/31/07, €(r)!(c) Jansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi dear Mr/Mrs, > > > Several days ago, I succeded download the DVD version of DVD intel x86 for > Debian Linux and when I wanted to install Linux during the process of > installation I got the problems. > The DVD RW isn't able to be detected. So, from the first step I could not > pass this step that my DVDRW is not detected (I don't know whether it isn't > mounted or not, because I am blank of Linux) I also don't know whether the > DVD RW is non-IDE or non-SCSI CDRom drive or not. > I use Laptop LG E-50 Intel Core Duo T7100 (1.8 GHz), 2048 MB, 160 GB. > > I have no idea how to load module and the device to use it. Module manual of > CDROM that I read (such as aztcd,cdrom, cdu31a, cm206, gscd, gscd, isp16, > mcdx, optcd, sbpcd, jscd, sonycd535) are not suitable to mount and detect my > DVDRW for continuing installation the Linux. > even in /dev/ I don't find any hda, hdb, hdc or cdrom... I found ptyp0 - > ptypf, ram0 - ram15, psaux, ppp, null, vcs1-vcsa5, etc > > I have read the manual, but I found nothing to solve this problem. > Please help me for solving this matter. > > Sincerely yours, > Eric Jansen >
My laptop is IBM R40e. My internal CD drive is broken, so I used a external DVD RW drive to install Debian by a DVD disk. My installation was just OK except the speed( USB 1.1).
