Dear Debian Mavens, I am brand new to Linux, being a Windows/Mac guy. No, make that a Mac/Windows guy. I prefer the Mac. I want Linux to rid me of any contact with Microsoft.
Anyway, my Compaq 9240 came with a combination CD-Rom/Optical drive. It's made by Mitsubishi/Panasonic, Model #LF-1094D. It uses both cd's and 650 Mb optical cartridges. Stick in a CD, and it works like a CD device. Put in an optical cartridge, and it self-conforms as the door closes to work with that. I like it a lot, but I have not been able to get it to work with Linux. I have installed Debian 1.2 from a CD, up to a point. I created the install diskettes and went through the configuration process. The installation of the "generic SCSI" driver was successful. The process was uneventful. ;-) But, when I try to mount the CD so I can install a software package from the CD, the CD-PD is not recognized. Here are my questions: 1) Should the CD-PD work with the generic SCSI driver? [Earlier, when Win'95 was installing itself on the same equipment, it identified the controller card in my box that the device is connected to as an Adeptec 785 PCI SCSI Controller. The CD FAQ does not mention a CD-PD device.] 2) If not, what driver do I need, and where can I get it? 3) Am I asking the right questions? I tried to e-mail Compaq to affirm which controller card I had, but they have not answered my question. The machine came with no usable documentation, neither on disk, nor online, nor written. (Actually, I did get a simplistic answer, but the answer was to a question that I did not ask. I made a second attempt, asking the same question again, but it has been ignored.) Also, Compaq does not stoop to answer *any* questions re. Linux running on their machines, I have discovered. At least, that has been my experience. Thank you for the chance to post my problem here. Dr. Lightning -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .