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Re: sony vaio, model PCG-R505EL, can't recognize cdrom during install



On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 15:36:53 -0400 (EDT) Walter Tautz
<wtautz@math.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:

> any one have some recommendations on how detect the 
> the cd drive? I can boot the cdrom but the debian install
> does not see it  offers install media
> 
> I have tried booting various different kernels...

This works for external PCMCIA based CD drives, try passing "ide2=0x180"
as a boot parameter like so:

  linux ide1=0x180

-- 
Jamin W. Collins



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