No Commmon CD-ROM drive was detected

[Karl Larsen]

NoOp wrote:
> On 07/01/2008 06:43 AM, Robert Warmack wrote:
>   
>> I have not even attempted to put Windows on it (never bought the program
>> because I was only going to use Linux on this box).  The CD drive (LG E-IDE
>> Model GSA-H55NK) is a combo CD-R/DVD+-R combo hooked up in slave
>> configuration on the same PATA cable as my hard drive.  I know all the
>> peripherals work because I installed openSUSE early this morning to use
>> until I can get Kubuntu to work.  Thanks again for all your help!
>>     
>
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>
> 1. I'd recommend that you put it on it's own 80 pin cable. According to
> this: http://static.tigerdirect.ca/pdf/lg-GSA-H55N-manual.pdf there
> seems to be problems with the 40 pin.
>
> <quote>
> Using a 40-pin IDE cable might bring the '04/08/03
> error (LOGICAL UNIT COMMUNICATION CRC
> ERROR (ULTRA-DMA/32))'.
> In this case, substitute to 80-pin type IDE cable is
> highly recommended.
> This kind of error is hardly detected from some
> specific motherboard.
> </quote>
>
> 2. From the alternate CD you can enter F1 and it will give you a help
> menu of all the different options. You can try:
>
> Boot option - generic.all_generic_ide=1
>
> Press F6 and when you see the:
>
> Boot Options file=cdrom/preseed/ubuntu... quiet --
>
> after the quiet -- enter
>
> generic.all_generic_ide=1
>
> and see if that works. If not, reboot to the CD and enter it again, then
> press F6 again. You will get the following choices:
>
> Expermode
> acpi=off
> noapic
> nolapic
> edd=on
> Free software only
>
> us the arrow keys to select the
> acpi=off
> noapic
> nolapic
> options. You select them by entering the space bar or Enter key. Once
> selected press F6 again and continue to install.
>
> And if that doesn't work, there are a few more options that you can try,
> but for the time being start with 1 & 2. Note: your CD-ROM model is
> reported to work on Gutsy (Ubuntu 7.10) without problems, so this might
> just be a Hardy (8.04) issue, but I'd guess that putting the CD-ROM on
> it's own 80 pin cable will probably solve the problem.
>
>
>
>
>   
    By a 80 pin cable you mean 40 pins on each end, right? Actually it 
is 39 pins as one is missing for a key to plugin.

    I have NEVER seen a 40 pin cable period. If this is 20 pins at each 
end that can't work based on the PATA design.

    I have a HD and my DVD device on a single 120 pin cable which I 
define the HD as master and the DVD as slave. Set the jumpers and it 
works just fine. I really should use the unused IDE controller for the 
DVD but I forget all the time :-)

Karl


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