On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:46:23 +0200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Robinson) wrote:
> > > > > >I bought a new computer with the following components: > > > > > >Intel Desktop Board DG965WH > > > > > >Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz (6600) > > > > > >ASUS DVD Recorder/DVD optical drive > > > > > > > > > It is connected as SATA. There is no entry in /dev/ that seems > > > promising (/dev/scd0 is not present). It seems funny that the > > > installer CD is able to get that far but then is no longer able to > > > read itself... > > > > > > > > What MODEL is the DVD drive? - Linux in general should not have > > trouble with DVD drives READ or RW. The Intel MB is also one of THE > > most compatible boards. I run basically the same board with an Intel > > Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHZ and an LG DVD player. > > Thanks. I have a DRW-1814BLT from ASUS, which is a SATA connection. > It is a DVD reader/recorder. > > For what it's worth I have just tried to install from the first CD of > the Testing dist (assembled by Jigdo), although I now got a rather > long list of CDROM drivers, none of them did the trick. From a quick Google search I found some Linuxers running the drive...so it would seem selecting the proper SATA setup in the Bios is the key. Did your MB come setup in the computer? Cheers Frank -- Change the world one loan at a time - visit Kiva.org to find out how -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]