Missing Hardware
Robin Laing
Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca
Wed Mar 25 17:39:01 UTC 2009
Gene Poole wrote:
> I'm running Fedora 9 on a custom AMD Phenom Quad-Core with 8GB RAM
> installed, 2-SATA hard drives (Seagate 500GB and Seagate 1TB); HP DVD/CD
> RW Dual Layer with Lightscribe.
> Lo and behold, I've updated my running (this machine) from kernel
> 2.6.25-14 to kernel 2.6.27.19-78.2.30 (?) and have experienced the
> following:
>
> 1. My dual-layer DVD/RW and CD/RW drive has disappeared (it was /dev/sr0)
>
> The only messages I see that appear to be of concern are:
>
> [root at jpdsys3 log]# cat messages | grep -i reset | more
> Mar 22 14:46:30 jpdsys3 kernel: ata1: softreset failed (device not ready)
> Mar 22 14:46:30 jpdsys3 kernel: ata2: softreset failed (device not ready)
> Mar 22 14:53:55 jpdsys3 kernel: ata1: softreset failed (device not ready)
> Mar 22 14:53:55 jpdsys3 kernel: ata2: softreset failed (device not ready)
>
> All of the devices are SATA except the DVD drive.
>
> How can I get /dev/sr0 back?
>
> TIA,
> Gene
>
Does the drive showup in the BIOS? Is your powersupply supplying the
correct voltages?
I have seen issues with low powersupply voltages.
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Robin Laing
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