[NTLUG:Discuss] IBM 600E Think Pad CDROM problem

[Val W. Harris]

Geremy L. Hamlett wrote:

>I have just installed RH 7.2 on a Think Pad 600E everything when without a 
>hitch.  The only problem is the CDROM.  I can mount the cdrom about 70% of 
>the time.  The other 30% It will not let me mount.  When it does mount the 
>cdrom and I try to read a cd with it (i.e. install some rpms), it will not 
>work. I get the error { error: read failed: Input/output error (5)}  
>when i exchange the cdrom w/ the floppy.  It works fine.   I would think 
>it's the cdrom it self, but it worked fine when windows was on it.  This 
>is my first LapTop install, and mabey things are diffrent from the 
>desktops I am use to working on.  Any help would be appreciated.
>
Geremy,

I had a problem with RH7.2 and the CD on my install.  Your's doesn't
sound quite the same, but who knows?  I found that the modules for
my CD drivers weren't being loaded.  "lsmod" will tell you what modules
are loaded.  I had to load cdrom.o and ide-cd.o manually just once, and
the system "remembered" them over a reboot after that.

It sounds to me like your system doesn't realize that you've swapped
out your floppy for your CD.

Good Luck,

Val

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