Please Help, I'm begging you: new Powerbook install problem 5.10

[Eric Dunbar]

As I've stated beofre, you _really_ need to provide them with DETAILS!
People aren't mind readers and you have to go the distance to help
them help you.

Plus, people have already responded to your query stating that there
are still unresolved issues with the latest and greatest PowerBook G4
optical drives (brand new hardware often poses a challenge for
Linux... Linux works best on older, boring, tried-test-and-true
hardware). And, if you do want to try it with your particular optical
drive, that there is a Gentoo build that apparently has an
experimental driver that works!

Eric.

On 11/6/05, Steve Calvin <scalvin at nventure.com> wrote:
> REally need help with this.
>
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> From: Steve Calvin <scalvin at nventure.com>
> Date: November 5, 2005 4:03:01 PM PST
> To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Please Help, I'm begging you:  new Powerbook install problem 5.10
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> On Nov 4, 2005, at 10:39 PM, Steve Calvin wrote:
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> I can't get the Ubuntu intaller to recognize my cdrom. I get to the
> graphical installer startup, language, location etc., but it asks for a
> floppy(!) with my cdrom driver. It asks me to select a module and then what
> is the /dev/cdrom address of my drive. It says no common drive found, or
> something. I tried /cdrom, /dev/ptmx, /dev/cdrom-which is the default. None
> work. Any ideas? Is my superdrive cd/dvd dual layer too new or?
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