Re: Bug#509400: installation-reports: optical drive not detected (Lite-On 20X LightScribe)

[Jim McCloskey <mcclosk@ucsc.edu>]

* Jonathan Quick (jon@hartrao.ac.za) wrote:

  |>  There is problem with support for Marvell SATA IDE controllers in legacy
  |>  mode as included in the 2.6.26-11 kernel image used for that daily image. 

Oh, I see. It didn't occur to me that the problem might be with the
disk controller, rather than with the optical drive itself.

Thank you very much indeed for this. I'll try the workaround first and
report back.

I appreciate your help very much,

Jim