"Jim P." wrote:
> see bottom for latest output
>
> Civileme wrote:
>
> > root wrote:
> >
> > > here are the outputs you requested...and I also discovered my floppy
> > > drive doesn't work either...and it is just a plain old 1.44 3 1/2
> > > drive...nothing elaborate about it...the only drives I can access are
> > > the 2 windoze drives...no cdrw or floppy output at all.....hope this
> > > will finally get this going....I like the distro...hate the problems
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > Here is the dmesg output:
> > >
> > > Linux version 2.2.16-9mdk ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc
> > > version 2.95.3 19991030 (prerelease)) #1 Thu Jun 22 17:04:01 PDT 2000
> > > Detected 451020 kHz processor.
> > > ide_setup: hdc=ide-scsi
> > > Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
> > > Calibrating delay loop... 897.84 BogoMIPS
> > > Memory: 127608k/131008k available (1228k kernel code, 412k reserved,
> > > 1688k data, 72k init, 0k bigmem)
> > > Dentry hash table entries: 262144 (order 9, 2048k)
> > > Buffer cache hash table entries: 131072 (order 7, 512k)
> > > Page cache hash table entries: 32768 (order 5, 128k)
> > > VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.4.0 initialized
> > > CPU: L1 I Cache: 32K L1 D Cache: 32K
> > > CPU: L2 Cache: 256K
> > > CPU: AMD AMD-K6(tm) 3D+ Processor stepping 01
> > > Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting.
> > >
> > > Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
> > > POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
> > > mtrr: v1.35a (19990819) Richard Gooch ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> > > PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfb4f0
> > > PCI: Using configuration type 1
> > > PCI: Probing PCI hardware
> > > Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2
> > > Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
> > > NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0.
> > > NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
> > > IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
> > > TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 131072 bhash 65536)
> > > Initializing RT netlink socket
> > > Starting kswapd v 1.5
> > > Detected PS/2 Mouse Port.
> > > Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ enabled
> > > ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> > > ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
> > > pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
> > > apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.13)
> > > Real Time Clock Driver v1.09
> > > RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size
> > > Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 6.30
> > > ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with
> > > idebus=xx
> > > ALI15X3: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 78
> > > ALI15X3: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
> > > ide0: BM-DMA at 0xf000-0xf007, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:DMA
> > > ide1: BM-DMA at 0xf008-0xf00f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:pio
> > > hda: WDC AC310200R, ATA DISK drive
> > > hdb: Maxtor 84320D4, ATA DISK drive
> > > hdc: CREATIVE CD-RW RW4224E, ATAPI CDROM drive
> > > ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
> > > ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
> > > hda: WDC AC310200R, 9787MB w/512kB Cache, CHS=1247/255/63, UDMA(66)
> > > hdb: Maxtor 84320D4, 4120MB w/256kB Cache, CHS=525/255/63, UDMA(33)
> > > Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
> > > FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
> > > md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MAX_REAL=12
> > > raid5: measuring checksumming speed
> > > raid5: MMX detected, trying high-speed MMX checksum routines
> > > pII_mmx : 953.643 MB/sec
> > > p5_mmx : 921.639 MB/sec
> > > 8regs : 619.506 MB/sec
> > > 32regs : 441.579 MB/sec
> > > using fastest function: pII_mmx (953.643 MB/sec)
> > > scsi : 0 hosts.
> > > scsi : detected total.
> > > md.c: sizeof(mdp_super_t) = 4096
> > > Partition check:
> > > hda: hda1 hda2 < hda5 hda6 hda7 >
> > > hdb: hdb1
> > > autodetecting RAID arrays
> > > autorun ...
> > > ... autorun DONE.
> > > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
> > > Freeing unused kernel memory: 72k freed
> > > Adding Swap: 248968k swap-space (priority -1)
> > >
> > > [root@localhost /root]# cat /proc/pci
> > > PCI devices found:
> > > Bus 0, device 0, function 0:
> > > Host bridge: Acer Labs M1541 Aladdin V (rev 4).
> > > Slow devsel. Master Capable. Latency=32.
> > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe0000000 [0xe0000000].
> > > Bus 0, device 1, function 0:
> > > PCI bridge: Acer Labs M5243 AGP (rev 4).
> > > Slow devsel. Master Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=12.
> > > Bus 0, device 2, function 0:
> > > USB Controller: Acer Labs M5237 USB (rev 3).
> > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 11. Master
> > > Capable. Late
> > > ncy=32. Max Lat=80.
> > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe9001000 [0xe9001000].
> > > Bus 0, device 7, function 0:
> > > ISA bridge: Acer Labs M1533 Aladdin IV (rev 195).
> > > Medium devsel. Master Capable. No bursts.
> > > Bus 0, device 9, function 0:
> > > Ethernet controller: Realtek 8139 (rev 16).
> > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 5. Master
> > > Capable. Laten
> > > cy=32. Min Gnt=32.Max Lat=64.
> > > I/O at 0xe000 [0xe001].
> > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe9000000 [0xe9000000].
> > > Bus 0, device 10, function 0:
> > > Multimedia audio controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 5).
> > > Vendor id=1102. Device id=2.
> > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 9. Master
> > > Capable. Laten
> > > cy=32. Min Gnt=2.Max Lat=20.
> > > I/O at 0xe400 [0xe401].
> > > Bus 0, device 10, function 1:
> > > Input device controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 5).
> > > Vendor id=1102. Device id=7002.
> > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable.
> > > Latency=32.
> > > I/O at 0xe800 [0xe801].
> > > Bus 0, device 15, function 0:
> > > IDE interface: Acer Labs M5229 TXpro (rev 194).
> > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable.
> > > Latency=32.
> > > Min Gnt=2.Max Lat=4.
> > > I/O at 0xf000 [0xf001].
> > > Bus 1, device 0, function 0:
> > > VGA compatible controller: NVidia Unknown device (rev 17).
> > > Vendor id=10de. Device id=28.
> > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 10. Master
> > > Capable. Late
> > > ncy=32. Min Gnt=5.Max Lat=1.
> > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe4000000 [0xe4000000].
> > > Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe6000000 [0xe6000008].
> > >
> > > [root@localhost bin]# cat /usr/bin/lspcidrake
> > > #!/usr/bin/perl
> > >
> > > use lib qw(/usr/lib/libDrakX);
> > >
> > > use commands;
> > > commands::lspci;
> > >
> > > [root@localhost bin]# cat /etc/fstab
> > > /dev/hda5 / ext2 defaults 1 1
> > > none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0
> > > /dev/hda7 /home ext2 defaults 1 2
> > > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 ro,nosuid,noauto,exec,user,nodev
> > > 0 0
> > > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy vfat
> > > sync,nosuid,noauto,user,nodev,unhide 0 0
> > > /dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c vfat user,exec,umask=0 0 0
> > > /dev/hdb1 /mnt/win_c2 vfat user,exec,umask=0 0 0
> > > none /proc proc defaults 0 0
> > > /dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0
> >
> > Yipes
> >
> > Take a while to analyze--your CDRW is being accessed as a DMA device, it
> > appears.
> >
> > Now this is the 7.1 with an updated kernel, I would guess....
> >
> > Your floppy should have filetype auto, not vfat, for /dev/fd0
> >
> > try bringing up a Konsole
> >
> > # su
> > password: (root password)
> > # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> >
> > and record the error message, if any--escape it with a ctrl-c if it hangs
> >
> > Also, we need to see if the module is loaded
> >
> > # cat /proc/modules
> >
> > If this doesn't show
> >
> > ide-scsi
> >
> > then
> >
> > we need to run
> >
> > # modprobe ide-scsi
> >
> > and try the console mount again.
> >
> > Civileme
> >
> > Now, on the floppy.... Lessee what happens on the CD with these
> > tests.--there may be a voodoo resolution of the floppy. Of course, Remove
> > and reseating the floppy cable could resolve it as well as an auto for fs
> > type.
> >
> > Civileme
>
> here ya go............LOL
>
> [root@localhost /root]# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/cdrom as a block device
> (maybe `insmod driver'?)
>
> [root@localhost /root]# cat /proc/modules
> keybdev 1832 0 (unused)
> usbkbd 2788 0 (unused)
> input 3104 0 [keybdev usbkbd]
> usb-storage 12324 0 (autoclean) (unused)
> usb-ohci 14952 0 (unused)
> usbcore 48648 0 [usbkbd usb-storage usb-ohci]
> autofs 9540 1 (autoclean)
> irda 84353 1
> rtl8139 11812 1 (autoclean)
> emu10k1 50948 0
> soundcore 3748 4 [emu10k1]
> nls_cp437 3912 4 (autoclean)
> vfat 11164 2 (autoclean)
> fat 32864 2 (autoclean) [vfat]
>
> [root@localhost /root]# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> /dev/cdrom: Input/output error
> mount: block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected, mounting read-only
> mount: No medium found
>
> that was after the modprobe ide-scsi
>
> and the drive is again locked and running....at this point I have to
> completely power down and do a cold boot or the cdrw will not be recognized
> by the bios on a warm boot...and yes there is a cdrom in the drive.
>
> Jim
Holy smoke!
OK we do have a problem--and I have duplicated it here. With supermount
disabled, so is the CDRW 'cause the ide-scsi module is NOT being loaded.
Now your drive works under 7.0 but not under 7.1 and mine (same drive) works
under both--plus your floppy is dinged under 7.1 but not 7.0 or windows.....
Where did you obtain the 7.1 stuff and when? Did you run md5sum on it? I am
suspecting a media error at this point--something corrupt in transmission
and/or burning, or if not corrupt eccentric enough to make a bad read.
And when you load the appropriate module to handle the CDROM, you get the
lockup---Again I would suspect the media or the source or transmission of the
data.
Civileme
