Re: 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 won't access cdrom
On 10 Oct 2005, Basajaun wrote:
>
> I have a similar problem here, and sysfs won't help. My
> /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info file is empty (contains the "drive name:"...
> entries, but w/o a value). Also my /sys/bus/ide/devices/ dir is empty.
> I am running Debian Etch with kernel 2.6.12-1-686-smp (on a P4 with
> HT), udev 0.070-2.
>
Glad I'm not the only one - thought I was going mad!
I've now found a version of the kernel tree (2.6.13.2) on my laptop and
compiled it for my desktop, and I find it *does* compile and *does*
recognize my cd drive. This is welcome, of course, but I wish I
understood what is happening.
Anthony
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