> Hi there,
>
> [1.] One line summary of the problem:
>
> Kernel 2.4.3 and 2.4.4 do not recognize my SCSI CD-ROM
>
> [2.] Full description of the problem/report:
>
> I was upgrading my kernel to the latest version 2.4.4, and my CD-ROM was
> not recognized during boot. After that, I tried all 2.4.X kernels using
> the same .config file. Kernels up to 2.4.2 work fine, while 2.4.3 and
> 2.4.4 fail to recognize CD-ROM.
>
> If I try to mount /dev/cdrom (symlinked to /dev/sdc0) while running kernel
> 2.4.3, I get an error saying that either major or minor number is
> incorrect. When I boot 2.4.2, everything is fine.
>
> I noticed that Changelog-2.4.2 has this record which may or may not be
> related:
> - Andries Brouwer: remove overly restrictive sector size check for
> SCSI cd-roms
>
Mu CD writer works (I burned a CD yesterday) and also reads:
root@possum /root]# mount -o ro /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrom/
[root@possum /root]# ls /mnt/cdrom/
/mnt/cdrom/:
total 181
drwxr-xr-x 5 root 4096 Apr 9 11:40 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 root 4096 Oct 24 2000 ..
-rw-r--r-- 3 root 761 Apr 9 11:14 .buildlog
-rw-r--r-- 2 root 17 Apr 9 11:40 .disc1-i386
-rw-r--r-- 105 root 18385 Sep 8 1999 COPYING
Miy SCSI is onboard AIC7880 driven by aic78xx.
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