[Gllug] [OT] Hardware problem

[Bernard Peek]

On 21/03/10 23:19, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-03-22 at 12:15 +1300, David L Neil wrote:
>    
>> On 22/03/10 11:54, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
>> ...
>>
>>      
>>> Actually, not recognise is not the right word - not see at all is
>>> better.
>>>        
>> When you say "not see" are you talking about the Linux level or the BIOS
>> level?
>>
>> Check the BIOS is including/prioritising parallel drives...
>>      
> It only reports the DVD drive as present. When I boot the thing with
> Knoppix it reports that the DVD is there as /dev/hdb - there is
> no /dev/hda (is this a clue does anyone think?).
>    

This just means that the DVD is configured as the slave device, it's not 
relevant to this particular issue.

Have you tried using a different ribbon cable, or using that drive in a 
different box?



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