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Linux & CDROM problems



I am running Debian 2.0 and am expriencing problems with my CDROM. Previously all was going well and I could add packages via the 2.0 CD, however recently my CD player has been giving problems (when I power up the active light is flashing constantly and never stops).
When I boot into debian the kernel finds that the device is not ready with error (I've appended the dmesg report below)

hdb: no response (status = 0x90)

Is there any way in which I can manually reset the CD drive from the prompt, because dselect tells me that hdb is not a valid block device.
 
I have a Samsung CDROM which is normally on /dev/hdb - the active light flashes from the moment I power on - could this be a problem with the BIOS settings? I unfortunately lost (i.e. wasn't clever enough to write down) the BIOS settings I had when the CD was working. I believe this may be the case since I am now having similar problems under Windows NT.
 
Many thanks,
 
Dr Iain Scott,
sfis@pt.lu
 
 

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