Fwd: CD/DVD drive problem

[Karl F. Larsen]

Winton Vandepeer wrote:
> Sorry if I am re-posting, been having email probs, my original post
> not showing in my "Inbox"
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> I put this query on the list when I was using 8.04. Am now using 9.10
> and still have the same problem.
> 
> My notebook .. Lenovo 3000 N200 .. The CD/DVD drive works OK with
> Vista or Win XP with either installed alone,
>  but when drive is partitioned and Ubuntu 8.04, or 9.04 or 9.10
> installed, ceases to exist on both Vista and Ubuntu.
> Does not exist with Ubuntu installed on it's own either. Problem is
> the same dual booting with Win XP and Ubuntu.
> Drive doesn't show in the "System" in either Win or Ubuntu. Have
> updated the bios, but there is nothing in the bios re CD/DVD drive
> anyway.
> Lenovo's only answer is to re-install Vista or XP, has been back to
> their workshop.
> Drive works OK for any bootable disk.
> At the moment I have an external USB cd/dvd drive that works, but
> would be nice not to have to carry it around.
> 
> Any help much appreciated.
> Take Care
> Winton
> 

	You may need to repost this again too. And tell us which 
CD/DVD drive has what problem. If I understand the drive works 
fine if only windows are on your notebook.

	But it appears the design of the notebook is such that the 
CD/DVD drive within the notebook works only when some special 
factor of windows is present. This can happen. Putting Grub in 
front of windows ruins this, or appears to.


73 Karl


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