[Nelug] DVD drive causing linux to crash

[Aleksander Helgaker]

I wiped linux off my drive, but I'll try and set it up again tomorrow so
I'll try the ide=nodma function then and I'll also send the info from the
dmesg. I also need to find out what motherboard is in this computer. I'll
open it up tomorrow and take a look.


On 9/29/06, Richard Patterson <richard at helpquick.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Richard Patterson wrote:
> > Aleksander Helgaker wrote:
> >
> >> I've tried installing several different distros on my computer, but so
> >> far they have all had the same problem. They crash when I insert a cd.
> >> Any kind of cd. Music cd, data cd, dvd, etc. I can boot from cd's and
> >> install linux, but after that, if I insert a disk it will crash. I'm
> >> also unable to boot live cd's. They usually only make it about half
> >> way through the loading.
> >>
> >> I've only had this computer for a few months, maybe less. Just
> >> wondering if anyone might know what the problem is. Reading a disk
> >> works perfectly in Windows. I'm using a Lite-on SHW-160P6S PP90.
> >>
> > Hi Aleksander,
> >
> > Sounds like it could be a DMA or IRQ issue, if you could send a copy of
> > the output from dmesg (without inserting a cd), that might help.
> >
> > Also try booting with the extra kernel command line "ide=nodma", see if
> > it still crashes.
> >
> >
>
> Also, Please let us know about the other hardware, such as motherboard,
> CPU, memory, Hard Drives (Especially SATA / PATA), how it's all
> connected (Is the CD drive the only device on the controller, or is it
> shared with a hard drive, etc.
>
> As much information as possible please... Too much is better than not
> enough. (send it private if you want)
>
> Regards
>
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Aleksander
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