Same for me. I had to add the 'all_generic_dma=1' parameter to be able to install 8.04 from the livecd.
In my case, it's with an ASUS DVD reader: Model=ASUS DVD-ROM DVD-E616P 0104, FwRev=E1.04 , SerialNo= Config={ Fixed Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic } RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0 BuffType=13395, BuffSize=64kB, MaxMultSect=0 (maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 *udma4 AdvancedPM=no Drive conforms to: Unspecified: ATA/ATAPI-1,2,3,4,5 I've attached hdparm, dmesg and lspci output ** Attachment added: "all_generic_ide.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15126369/all_generic_ide.log -- DVD writer not working since hardy upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228624 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs