-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 10:22:55PM -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. You might want to first check your BIOS settings for the CDROM drive, and then the data cable. I really don't think there is such a thing as an incompatible CDROM, but I have seen some BIOS settings making CDROM drives behave weirdly. - -- Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob at suespammers.org> "Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur" "Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDsggEpdyWzQ5b5ckRAomxAJ9pYf/V02w4L4XLO3dTF98QfYxZHACggfji DdFwJ24qsqKcuAgu1EHfaYI= =JSzT -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----