[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: grml can, why can't my Debian kernel do it?



On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 10:28:24AM -0500, Thomas H. George wrote:
> When I boot from a grml-0.9 cd my dvdrw and cdrw drives are found on hde 
> and hdf.  They are mountable and usable.
> 
> The grml release info says it is based on Debian and uses a vanilla 
> 2.6.18-3 kernel with patches and additional modules.
> 
> I complied a kernel from Debian linux-source-2.6.18.  On boot up the 
> system fails to find the dvdrw and cdrw drives and does not add hde and 
> hdf to the list of devices in /dev.  Only entries hda and hdb for the 
> two hard drives appear in /dev.
> 
> grml can, why can't my Debian kernel do it?
Seems like you need to get specifics of how grml's kernel works (and I
guess how debian's kernels work) and make a comparison?
-- 
|  .''`.  == Debian GNU/Linux == |       my web site:           |
| : :' :      The  Universal     |mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/|
| `. `'      Operating System    | go to counter.li.org and     |
|   `-    http://www.debian.org/ |    be counted! #238656       |
|  my keyserver: subkeys.pgp.net |     my NPO: cfsg.org         |

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: Digital signature


Reply to: