Using a 8X BackPack parallel port CD-ROM drive, after obtaining the updated install images for RH 6.0, I successfully installed RH 6.0 on a old corporate PC. However, I unable to mount the CD-ROM for further use. I found out that RH 4.2 had the same problem, and was wondering if I could use the same solution for RH 6.0? or I am faced with recompiling the kernel to add support for the BackPack CD-ROM? Any thought, comments, and help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.
What happens if you do: modprobe parport modprobe paride modprobe bpck modprobe pcd ?
Sorry for taking so long in reply to your question. modprobe parport: Nothing. modprobe paride: Paride: Version 1.04 installed modprobe bpck: bpck registered as protocol 0 modprobe pcd: pcd: pcd version 1.07, major 46, nice 0. parport0: Dected irg 7, use procfs to enable interrupt-driven operation. pcd0: Sharing parport0 at 0x378. pcd0: bpck 1.02, backpack 17235452 unit 52 at 0x378, mode 0(4-bit), delay 4 pcd0: master: cd-rom.Fx810T!4B
Can you then mount the CD-ROM after you've loaded these modules?
Hi, No, even after issuing the commands at the command line, I wasn't able to mount the CD-ROM drive. But, for now, the thread has to be put on hold, because I had to install WIN 95, etc.. on the computer to fill in for our crashed main computer at home. I'm won't be able to reinstall RH 6.0 Linux for about a month... so until then, so long, and thanks again for the help.
OK, closing as 'deferred'; please reopen if you have further issues (we can't reproduce this in testing here.)