On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Dan Hartropp wrote: > I am installing Debian 3.0r3 on a Panasonic Toughbook > CF-27. The install of the base system went fine with > both ide-pci and bf2.4 flavours of the kernel, booting > from a removable DVD drive.
you may have better luck with the new debian-installer: -> http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ install reports always welcome afterwards for debian-boot. > I am having problems when i use the DVD drive > intensively, e.g. using Dselect etc. I get the > following error message... > > hdc : packet command error : error=0x51 {DriveReady > SeekComplete Error} > hdc : cdrom_decode_status : error 0x30 > hdc : ATAPI reset complete > > The DVD drive is a Panasonic CF-VDD271 (detected by > the kernel as a MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8171). > > Is this likely to be faulty hardware or is it a known > kernel bug? could be an ide driver problem or a faulty hardware. anyway you won't get much support for the old 2.4.18 kernel used in these installer. hope that helps + best wishes maks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

