[gentoo-user] Re: no cdrom (IDE)

["Alexey Mishustin" <shumkar@shumkar.ru>]

6/27/2011, "walt" <w41ter@gmail.com> вы писали:

>On 06/27/2011 09:28 AM, Alexey Mishustin wrote:
>>
>> Here is the output of my lspci -k:
>>
>> SATA IDE Controller #1
>> 	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 82d4
>> 	Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
>> 	Kernel modules: ata_piix
>> SATA IDE Controller #2
>> 	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 82d4
>> 	Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
>> 	Kernel modules: ata_piix
>>
>> If I understand well, dvd-player should be connected to one of the two
>> ata_piix IDE interfaces? My motherboard is ASUS P5Q SE2.
>
>My hardware is several years older than yours, so my knowledge is obsolete :(
>
>My dvd player uses the old flat-ribbon cable (5 cm wide) attached to an old
>PATA controller plug, so naturally I need a PATA kernel driver to use the dvd
>drive.
>
>Does your dvd drive use a new (small) SATA cable to connect to the motherboard?

No, it is conected by the old flat-ribbon cable.

>If the answer is yes, then your understanding is correct, and your kernel *should*
>be announcing your dvd hardware in dmesg.

I don't see any mention about the dvd-player in dmesg.

>Are you sure the cables are connected properly to the dvd drive?  Are the lights
>on the dvd drive blinking normally during boot?

Yes, it blinks normally.

>I'm still trying to separate hardware/driver problems from udev problems.

What should I do to make the kernel see the dvd-palyer? How to turn on
the PATA driver?

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Regards,
Alex