Re: 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 won't access cdrom -UPDATE

From: Anthony Campbell (ac_at_acampbell.org.uk)
Date: 10/11/05

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    On 10 Oct 2005, Anthony Campbell wrote:
    > On 10 Oct 2005, Basajaun wrote:
    > >
    > > I have a similar problem here, and sysfs won't help. My
    > > /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info file is empty (contains the "drive name:"...
    > > entries, but w/o a value). Also my /sys/bus/ide/devices/ dir is empty.
    > > I am running Debian Etch with kernel 2.6.12-1-686-smp (on a P4 with
    > > HT), udev 0.070-2.
    > >
    >
    > Glad I'm not the only one - thought I was going mad!
    >
    > I've now found a version of the kernel tree (2.6.13.2) on my laptop and
    > compiled it for my desktop, and I find it *does* compile and *does*
    > recognize my cd drive. This is welcome, of course, but I wish I
    > understood what is happening.
    >
    > Anthony
    >
    >

    I've just fetched the vanilla 2.6.13.3. It compiles correctly and
    recognizes my CD drives. So it looks as if the problem has been
    recognized and fixed in the most recent versions.

    Anthony 

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