fresh install ---blooming DVD drive not recognized AGAIN <SOLVED> now broken again.

[Ric Moore]

On 01/17/2012 11:19 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 18/01/12 12:50, Ric Moore wrote:
>> On 01/17/2012 08:09 PM, Craig White wrote:
>>> On Tue, 2012-01-17 at 19:19 -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
>>>
>>>> Now it won't fire up Nancy Drew! I checked everything, all the
>>>> connectors are connected correctly. I checked the bios, no problems
>>>> there with regards to the drives. The harddrive is pin selected to
>>>> "Master", the DVD is pin selected as "slave", the 80-wire IDE connector
>>>> is set with the DVD in the middle and the harddrive to the end.
>>>>
>>>> The DVD sees a data disk, aoutomounts it with no prob. I just checked.
>>>> I made sure that /dev/dvd /dev/cdrom and /dev/sr0 are chowned
>>>> root:cdrom. I am part of that group. Could there be another point that
>>>> the DVD could be set to other than /dev/sr0 ? The problem must be in
>>>> there somewhere. Ric
>>> ----
>>> for many years now, the proper way is to use 'cable select' (CS) on all
>>> ATA/IDE devices and let the cable/controller work it out (end is master,
>>> inside is slave). Many BIOS/devices will fail if you try to determine
>>> via the jumpers (master/slave). Just set everything to CS.
>>
>>
>> I'm old and in need of being shot. I'll do that,,, set both to Cable
>> select, the cd on the end and the harddrive in the middle?? Thanks! Ric
>
>
> NO - the HD at the end and the CD in the middle.

Physically impossible, due to the design of the case... The DVD drive 
HAS to go in at the very top of the tower... and the harddrive narrower 
slot is about 2 bays lower. The cable is maxed reaching the end of the 
IDE cable. In my down-for-now master system, The DVD is the only thing 
plugged in using IDE, ...the harddrive is SATA on a SATA cable.

HEh, now on cable select the HD is slave and the DVD master. Wouldn't 
the SOB still work?? Now I note I have /dev/cdrom1 and /dev/DVD1
Re-install?? Ric