On Tue, 2005-12-27 at 22:22 -0500, Alfred von Campe wrote: > On Dec 27, 2005, at 18:09, Alfred von Campe wrote: > > > Any ideas how I can work around this? I've booted from the CentOS > > 4.2 CD #1 into rescue mode, but I don't know what I should look for > > next. Other than removing the CD-ROM drive, what can I do to fix > > this problem? > > I'll answer (well, update) my own post. Removing the CD-ROM drive > definitely fixes the problem. So, is this CD-ROM drive just not > compatible with my motherboard? If so, is there a way to make it > compatible (i.e., some jumper settings)? If more details are needed, > I can disconnect the computer again, remove it from under the desk > (not an easy place to get to), and get the motherboard and CD-ROM > drive details. I really want to get this to work. For now, I can > live without the CD-ROM. If I need to go an buy a new (compatible) > CD-ROM drive, that's OK. I just need to know what I'm looking for. > I would recommend checking the master/slave jumper settings. Is the cdrom drive the only drive on the cable? On what positions does the bios report the drive (primary/secondary channel, master/slave?). changing DMA settings for the drive may help too. How does Linux recognize the drive (dmesg + /proc on which, as which drive hda, hdb, hdc, hdd?)