Bug 23706

Summary:	Installation problem using pcmcia.img on a laptop
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Need Real Name <echoo>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Michael Fulbright <msf>
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Version:	6.2
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Description Need Real Name 2001-01-10 13:37:59 UTC

After booting with pcmcia.img floppy disk(tried a lot both RH6.2 and 7) on a laptop, the pcmcia cd-rom drive(ATAPI)  is initialized. However after selecting language and keyboard, what I see is 
the flollowing installation stage. 

    What type of media contains the packages to be installed?

                      Hard drive


  There is no other options. That is, no 'cd-rom' option. And I am sure this pc card cd-rom drive
was detected because I can see when did ctl+alt+F4 like that;

 hdc:  Toshiba ATAPI 20x.....


  heesang

Comment 1 Michael Fulbright 2001-04-11 15:47:37 UTC

There is a bug in the kernel which shipped with 6.2 which kept the kernel from
seeing the device. If you look in /proc/ide, hdc probably is not showing up.
This is how we detect cdrom in the anaconda installer.

There are boot kernel options you can pass to make the device show up. I do not
know the specifics for the Toshiba machine you have - what model is it?

Also, I would recommend doing a web search for your machine model, the work
'linux' and 'cdrom' and see if anything turns up.

Comment 2 Brent Fox 2001-05-01 15:15:10 UTC

Closing due to inactivity.  Please reopen if you have more information.