Ken Teh wrote:
> I have a couple SuperMicro C2SBM-Q motherboards machines that have a 
> DVD writer connected to the single IDE connector on the MB.  I don't 
> see the device anywhere.  dmesg doesn't seem to detect the device on 
> bootup and I dont see it in /sys/block.
>
> The device works (sort of) because I could run anaconda installer 
> using the disc1 iso image I wrote to a dvd.  The installation was 
> actually done via http, not via the local cdrom which I now remember 
> failed.
>
> I could use some help trying to debug this. It's running the latest 
> kernel from the 5x series.  2.6.18-194xxxx which was released just 
> recently.
>
> Ken
This is usually a BIOS configuration issue.  Go into your BIOS settings 
and see how your "Drive Configuration" is setup.  Try "Legacy" type 
settings first.  Then I'd recommend "Native/IDE".  I recall having 
problems with "Native/AHCI" in the past.

Hope that helps,
Mark


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