[aclug-L] Re: CD rom drive fail?

[Maverick <mluvw47@xxxxxxxxx>]

I tried most the cd(game, win2000 orginal cd..etc),
still the same.. I thinks something is broke, and I
don't know how to fix, and I am ready to trash it.

Thanks.
Mav


--- Clint Brubakken <cabrubak@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> sometimes certain cd's can't be read by certain
> drives older drives, if
> this is a cdr copy of debian, that might be the
> case, and the cleaning
> cd might be special type. Did you test any other cd
> on that machine
> other than the debian and the cd cleaner? Try
> another data cd, like a
> game or program cd, or if all else fails maybe an
> aol cd, and see if it
> can be read
> 
> 
> 
> On 10 Aug 2001 12:03:47 -0700, Maverick wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> >    I tried to install Debian on a old P200
> machine,
> > putting, the cdrom is Toshiba XM-57202B ATAPI
> > interface, it shows that when the machine bootup
> on
> > linux, 
> > hdc: Toshiba XM-57202B ATAPI 12X cdrom
> > 
> > 
> > but when I put a CD disc and try to do a mount:
> > mount -r -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> > or
> > mount -r -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom
> > it shows a normal mount message along with an "No
> > Media Found":
> > mount: /dev/hdc mounted blocked write protected 
> read
> > only
> > No Media Found  
> > 
> > I use the CD-Rom cleaner also.
> > the link /dev/cdrom is link to /dev/hdc.
> > 
> > it appear to all cd disc on that CD rom drive, if
> I
> > take the cd disc and test another machine, it read
> ok.
> > 
> > I replace another CD ROM drive on that machine, it
> > works ok.
> > 
> > So, should I trash the Toshiba CD-Rom drive? or do
> I
> > need special driver or module compile to make it
> > works.
> > 
> > Thank all.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Mav
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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