cdrom/cdr trouble or ide1 problem: BIG TROUBLE I think

[Igor Gueths]

Hi Cheryl. What was the last version at which everything worked? If one or more of your drives aren't being recognized, then to me it sounds like hardware. I would say go back tothe version at which everything worked i.e., woodie and see if your drive is recognized. Also, try using host,target,lun as your -dev when recording. I.e., -dev=0,0,0 for my drive.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Cheryl Homiak <chomiak at chartermi.net>
To: speakup <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 11:33 PM
Subject: cdrom/cdr trouble or ide1 problem: BIG TROUBLE I think


> Ok, I've done some upgrades in debian lately (woody to sid) but i don't think
> the problem happened when I did the upgrade. I'm afraid this may be hardware
> failure with a capital H.
> I suddenly go and am still getting  "not a valid block device" for /dev/record
> and /dev/cdrom and the devices for which those are symbolic links. In my
> dmesg.txt, I do get
>     ide1: BM-DMA at 0xe408-0xe40f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA
> 
> but the cdrom and cdr aren't later recognized in the dmesg as they usually are
> and nothing is mentioned about the scsi drivers loading. to troubleshoot,
> changed back in kernel to ide/atapi with same results. The cdr (first drive on
> ide1) still opens and closes with a button push and actualy can still be read in
> DOS. The cdrom won't open unless you slide the tray open manually and doesn't
> respond to commands. Doesn't work in dOS either but I may just not have figured
> out how to load two cdrom drives in DOS.
> Worst of all, "cat /proc/interrupts" shows no irq for ide1 (it has been and
> still should be but isn't, 15). I have this terrible
> feeling it's a problem directly with my ide1 or at the very least a cable. If
> so, I am thankful it isn't ide0 so I can at least opperate my system.
> I imagine the final diagnosis will have to come from somebody opening this up
> and looking (and charging me a lot of money!) but does this sound like a
> hardware problem?
> Is there any other possible explanation that would involve fixing something on
> my OS rather than major repair?
> Thanks.
> 
> Cheryl
> 
> 
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