[SLE] can't read DVD (solved)

From: Mike Roy (mjroy2416_at_rogers.com)
Date: 08/31/05

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To: SuSE Linux <suse-linux-e@suse.com>, SuSE AMD64 <suse-amd64@suse.com>, OCLUG <oclug@lists.oclug.on.ca>

    Hello everyone:
                    Just to bring you up to speed, I'm running SuSE 9.3
    professional in 64-bit mode on an AMD 64 laptop. Recently I was
    experiencing problems with YaST (Yet another System Tool) as I couldn't
    install additional software packages. YaST couldn't 'see' the DVD and
    would report:

                    ERROR (InstSrc: E_no_instsrc_on_media)
                    [ /media.1/media ]

                 This file ( /media.1/media ) contains text identifying the
    make and model of the software (SuSE 9.3, DVD 1). Somehow this file was
    corrupted on the laptop and this was preventing YaST from 'seeing' the
    DVD. However, after a clean install, everything worked. So, I assumed
    that the problem was with the YaST update packages and, on the next
    update, I avoided all of the YaST patches only to have the problem
    re-surface on the next reboot.
                 After reading my posts, another user suggested I attempt
    another upgrade but not to upgrade the Linux kernel. This seems to have
    solved the problem. I did a fresh install - everything worked. I even
    used YaST's 'Check Media' program on the DVD - it got a clean bill of
    health. I then did an upgrade but I DID NOT upgrade the LINUX KERNEL.
    Well, after the upgrade and a re-boot - everything is working
    correctly. And YaST's Media Check gave the DVD another clean bill of
    health.
                 So, there must be some sort of incompatibility problem
    between my machine and the kernel upgrade. Hope this helps. In
    closing, I would like to thank all of you who helped to solve this
    problem. It was a dilly.
    Cheers,
    Mike 

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