Bug#477988: Failed to detect ROM drive after starting installation
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: DVD/CD to entire 40GB hard disc, several boot methods tried
Image version: Etch 4.0r3 DVD1, 4.0r3 KDE disc 1, Businesscard 4.0r3, all
verified OK
Date: April 25, 2008
Machine: IBM Thinkpad i1200 series 1161-93G with 40GB hard disc
Processor: (unknown, assume standard)
Memory: (unknown, assume standard)
Partitions: Single / partition plus swap, auto setup
Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn:
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [E]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
Repeatedly stopped reading DVD/CD while searching for hardware and ROM
drive, so I tried
<alt><F2>
dmesg | more
Near end of file, found
Probing IDE interface ide1
hdc: TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-C2402, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
IRQ 15: Nobody cared, disabling interrupt
This was immediately followed by a string of reports about hdc (CD/DVD) lost
interrupt, and eventually a hint to try rebooting with the "irqpoll" option.
Tried another installation using
expert irqpoll
no problems, went straight through and re-booted OK. Should irqpoll be
included in the standard installation proceedure?
I have no further access to the laptop, this report was submitted afterwards.
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