From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262436AbUBXUXq (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:23:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262440AbUBXUXq (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:23:46 -0500 Received: from intra.cyclades.com ([64.186.161.6]:60055 "EHLO intra.cyclades.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262436AbUBXUXo (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:23:44 -0500 Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:16:57 -0300 (BRT) From: Marcelo Tosatti X-X-Sender: marcelo@logos.cnet To: Sid Stautzenberger Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Kernels 2.4.21 and Subsequent and Toshiba XM-1702B CDROMs In-Reply-To: <001901c3f7f1$051a6220$10a8a8c0@htshq.com> Message-ID: References: <001901c3f7f1$051a6220$10a8a8c0@htshq.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Cyclades-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-Cyclades-MailScanner: Found to be clean Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Sid Stautzenberger wrote: > Linux-Kernel.Org: > > I'm not sure where to ask help for this problem. I have installed and tested > many Linux distros on my Dell Inspiron 3200 which uses a Toshiba XM-1702B > CDROM. I have had no problem with installing any distro from CD iso images. > Now I have discovered that all distros built on kernels 2.4.21 or subsequent > no longer support the Toshiba XM-1702B drive. I've tried reading thru the > kernel source programs and information, and it leads one to believe that > this CDROM is still supported. This can't be the case. Who can I ask for > help getting a fix. I am presently using Slackware based on 2.4.20 and > Xandros based on 2.4.19. > Ditributions based on 2.4.21/22/24 and 2.6.1/2 will attempt to read the > CDROM (/dev/hdc) but after nearly a minute an error will be displayed > indicating dirctory not found. I think the problem is in the ide code in the > kernel source. Exactly where I haven't a clue. I'm stuck not being able to > upgrade to newer kernels. Hi Sid, What are the error messages from both 2.4 and 2.6 ?