Bug#516752: [etchnhalf] ide cd-rom drive causes kernel problem

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

Hi Jonathan,

Jonathan M. McCune wrote:

> Version: 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.8
> Severity: important
>
> I installed the etchnhalf kernel on a Dell Optiplex GX620 and it behaves
> as if there is a problem with either the CD-ROM drive or the IDE
> controller.  The system's SATA hard drives work as expected.  
>
> I consider this to be a kernel problem because the CD-ROM drive works
> fine with Debian kernel linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 and a custom compiled
> 2.6.20.4.

Sorry we lost track of this before.  Did you learn anything about it
in the meantime?  Do you still have access to this hardware, and if
so, what kernel are you using these days and how does it behave?

Curious,
Jonathan