On 30/04/2008, <b class="gmail_sendername">Lanny Marcus</b> <<a href="mailto:lannyma@gmail.com">lannyma@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Alan: Today, I removed the Teac DV-516D DVD/CD reader, manufactured<br> October 2004, in Japan, from my daughters box. I temporarily hooked it<br> up in my box. The exact same problem! I could not see the contents of a<br>
DVD-R, but, I was able to see the contents of my Knoppix Live CD,<br> without any problem. So, I did not bother with the PITA of removing the<br> DVD/CD reader from my box, and trying that one in my daughters box.<br> <br>
I booted my daughters box with my Knoppix Live CD V. 5.1.1 and it also<br> showed the FC6 Install DVD to be blank.<br> <br> I suspect:<br> <br> (a) The Teac DV-516D DVD/CD reader is not supported in this kernel or<br> somewhere else in CentOS 5. or<br>
<br> (b) The DVD/CD reader is somewhat faulty.<br> <br> (c) However, Windows XP shows it to be "OK" and I can see the contents<br> of the FC6 install DVD OK, in Windoze. Also, I can boot from the CentOS5<br> and FC6 Install DVD's, without any problem. And, I was able to mount the<br>
FC6 Install DVD, in a terminal and install the RPM I wanted to install,<br> without any problems. Thank you, very much, for your time and ideas!</blockquote><div><br>Lanny - Thanks for the update. I would recommend, therefore, that you replace the CD/DVD-ROM with a modern DVD writer that can cope with CD-RW/DVD-RW/DVD+RW, etc, formats. When I refurbished this workstation, a Dell OptiPlex GX1 (manufactured last quarter 1999 :-D ), I replaced its original CD-ROM drive with a multi-format AOpen DVD/CD rewritable optical drive, model no. DUW1616L and have had absolutely no problem with it at all. I seem to recall it cost me UKĀ£41-00. However once you've done the conversion at the current exchange rate, I don't know if you will think that is good value - or not.<br>
<br>As for all mentions of Windoze, I would trust/believe that about as far as I could spit into a high wind!<br><br>Alan.<br></div><br></div><br>