Bug#274447: pre-rc2 on sparc64: failure to detect cd

[Jonas Feller <jfeller@fellers.ch>]

I've the same problem....

Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version:
http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/sparc/   dated
03-OCT-2004
uname -a: Linux (none) 2.4.27-1-sparc64 #1 Mon Aug 23 23:59:55 PDT 2004
sparc64 unknown
Date: 03-10-2004 19:49 GTM +01:00
Method: netinst iso (same with businesscard)

Machine:  Sun Netra t1 105 (same on Ultra 10)
Processor: UltraSparc IIi
Memory: 1024 MB
Root Device: SCSI /dev/sda
Root Size/partition table: couldn't make partitions
Output of lspci and lspci -n:  sh: slpci: not found

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot worked:    [O ]
Configure network HW:   [ ]
Config network:         [ ]
Detect CD:              [ E]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives:     [ ]
Partition hard drives:  [ ]
Create file systems:    [ ]
Mount partitions:       [ ]
Install base system:    [ ]
Install boot loader:    [ ]
Reboot:                 [ ]

Comments/Problems:

unable to mount cdrom. Only loaded modules: crc32, sunhme, ide-cd, cdrom.
trying to mount cd manually failed: the command
   mount /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/cd /cdrom
results in 4 errormessages:
   mount: /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/cd is write protected,
mounting read-only
repeated 3 times and then
   mount: Mounting /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/cd on /cdrom
failed: Invalid argument

regards
jfeller