Bug 78365 - Cdrom not present after compililng newest kernel
Summary: Cdrom not present after compililng newest kernel
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: kernel
Version: 8.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
high
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Arjan van de Ven
QA Contact: Brian Brock
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-11-21 19:59 UTC by Pirvu, Radu
Modified: 2008-08-01 16:22 UTC (History)
0 users

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Environment:
Last Closed: 2004-09-30 15:40:13 UTC
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reuired dump of dmesg command (8.02 KB, text/plain)
2002-12-07 11:37 UTC, Pirvu, Radu 		no flags Details
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Description Pirvu, Radu 2002-11-21 19:59:52 UTC 
Description of Problem:

If I install the newest kernel for RH 8.0 using up2date and reboot the OS, it is
not possible to use the cdrom in my ThinkPad T20.
If I boot with the original kernel of version 8.0 there is no problem.
Adding a line for cdrom to /etc/fstab does not help 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How Reproducible:

100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. update the RH8.0 to the latest kernel using up2date
2. reboot using the new kernel


Actual Results:

cdrom is not a valid device

Expected Results:

cdrom should be available for use
Additional Information:
	
Dual boot on ThinkPad T20
The cdrom is in the dock's Ultrabay
Comment 1 Pirvu, Radu 2002-12-07 10:54:33 UTC 
Hi,
I reported this problem more than two weeks ago.
Do you have any advice for me yet?

Many thanks,

Radu
Comment 2 Arjan van de Ven 2002-12-07 10:57:49 UTC 
does it help if you type depmod -ae as root first?
Comment 3 Pirvu, Radu 2002-12-07 11:16:59 UTC 
No :(
I booted with the new kernel issued the command you reccomend and try to mount:
no success. Then I rebooted and tried to mount -> no success again :(
Do you have any other advice, please?
Comment 4 Pirvu, Radu 2002-12-07 11:20:02 UTC 
No :(
I booted with the new kernel issued the command you reccomend and try to mount:
no success. Then I rebooted and tried to mount -> no success again :(
Do you have any other advice, please?
Comment 5 Arjan van de Ven 2002-12-07 11:26:45 UTC 
can you attach the output of the dmesg command in the failing kernel ?
Comment 6 Pirvu, Radu 2002-12-07 11:37:44 UTC 
Created attachment 87804 [details]
reuired dump of dmesg command
Comment 7 Arjan van de Ven 2002-12-07 11:54:25 UTC 
hmmmm your cdrom really appears to not be there for some reason
Comment 8 Pirvu, Radu 2002-12-07 12:11:10 UTC 
Yes: I know. But what to do?
If I boot with the 'old' kernel everything is fine : I can use the cdrom and I
have the corresponding line in /etc/fstab
If I reboot with the new kernel the line in/etc/fstab is gone and I cannot use
the cdrom. Adding a line to /etc/fstab now does not help.
Is the support for cdrom compiled in the newest kernel?
Any suggestions?
Thank you,

radu
Comment 9 Pirvu, Radu 2002-12-28 00:32:09 UTC 
Hi,
Other two weeks passed without any reply :o

I updated to the newest kernel but with the same negative results :(

Could you please check the cdrom support in the newest kernel?

Thank you,

Radu
Comment 10 Bugzilla owner 2004-09-30 15:40:13 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. However, Red Hat no longer maintains this version of
the product. Please upgrade to the latest version and open a new bug if the problem
persists.

The Fedora Legacy project (http://fedoralegacy.org/) maintains some older releases, 
and if you believe this bug is interesting to them, please report the problem in
the bug tracker at: http://bugzilla.fedora.us/
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