Averatec CD-ROM

From: Jimmy Brokaw (hedgie_at_hedgie.com)
Date: 04/21/04

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    My wife bought an Averatec 3150H and asked me to install Linux on it. I
    installed Mandrake 9.2 (because it was handy) and it worked -- except the
    ACPI, battery monitor, etc. She wasn't happy.

    I installed 2.6.5 kernel, and with a bit of work, I got everything to work
    -- except the DVD/CD-RW. It doesn't seem to detect it. The Averatec
    manual/website is useless; I have no idea what kind of drive this is, or
    even what interface it's on.

    Am I missing some vital kernel modules to detect the DVD/CD-RW? Any ideas
    what? I'm pretty sure I've got IDE/APATI/SCSI... Although I'm not sure
    how many of the SCSI drivers are needed for what is presumably an APATI
    drive.

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    nobody needs it) 

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