Re: unable to install lenny using CD1 (26-Jan-2009)
On Thursday 29 Jan 2009, Gaius Mulley wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm attempting to install lenny amd64 (using CD1) on a:
>
> CPU0: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz stepping 0a
>
> the CD boots but the kernel fails to find the CDROM. Under Ubuntu the
> CDROM device is /dev/scd0 - but no such device exists (in /dev/) when
> lenny is booted. I'm wondering whether I'm doing something obviously
> wrong?
>
> Ubuntu reports the CDROM as:
>
> $ cdrecord -scanbus
> scsibus5:
> 5,0,0 500) 'TSSTcorp' 'CDDVDW SH-S202J ' 'SB02' Removable
> CD-ROM
>
> apologies if it really is straightforward.
>
> regards,
> Gaius
I had something similar.
In the end, I used my MP3 player as a boot device (it was the nearest USB
mass storage device to hand) to install Debian from the Internet, and built
a new kernel in order to get the optical drive working properly. Some
modules had changed their names between versions, so I had to compare the
config files very very carefully to see what was going on.
There's probably a really elegant solution involving re-mastering the Debian
CD using a kernel borrowed from the Ubuntu CD; but I had a boss breathing
down my neck.
--
AJS
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