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On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:50:34 -0700 (PDT) |
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maxim wexler <blissfix@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> --- Alan McKinnon <alan@××××××××××××××××.za> wrote: |
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> > On Wednesday 09 May 2007, maxim wexler wrote: |
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> > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 May 9 08:25 |
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> > > cdrom -> hdc |
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> > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 May 9 08:25 |
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> > > cdrom1 -> hdd |
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> > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 May 9 08:25 |
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> > cdrw |
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> > > -> hdc |
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> > > [ /dev device nodes for cdroms ] |
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> > > appear since loading ide-generic.ko |
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> > > |
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For one thing, generic IDE support is certainly less appropriate than |
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support for your IDE card. Hardware-specific options cna be enabled |
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and you might gain DMA if your hardware is really unusual. I can say |
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from experience that generic ide support doesn't provide anything that |
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drivers specific to your hardware fails to provide, unless I |
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misunderstand greatly. It's not a question of increased functionality |
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necessarily, but one of performance, and possibly less overhead for the |
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CPU. |
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Secondly, in addition to some kind of driver for IDE, either generic or |
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specific, you need the cdrom driver (module: cdrom.ko) for cdrom |
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support. |
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My guess is, you upgraded the kernel and fell into the commonly |
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experienced PATA driver burn -- there's two driver sets now, an |
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experimental one and the old ones, and you have to make sure to get the |
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right one for your configuration. |
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Dont forget, you'll also need to have the ISO9660 and possibly UDF |
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filesysem supported. |
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