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Re: ?:Linux on HP Omnibook 4000C: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Can=B4t?= use the CDROM
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Balazs NAGY)
Fri Jan 23 15:17:58 1998
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 01:41:32 +0000
From: Balazs NAGY <nagy@ibm.net>
To: Ralf Durben <100.57912@germanynet.de>,
linux-scsi <linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu>
Hi,
> Configuration:
> Notebook: HP Omnibook 4000C 486/50 8MB RAM 500MB DISK
> Linux-Partition: 250MB
> SCSI-Interface: Port Replicator
> CDROM: NEC Multispin SCSI 4x
> Linux: Debian 1.3.1 on CDROM
>
Additional system:
IBM 560 24Mb/2.1Gb
Linux Red Hat 5.0, Kernel 2.0.32
SCSI PCMCIA Adaptec 1460
CDROM Panasonic SCSI KXL-783A
> Hi experts,
>
> I am trying to install Linux on my notebook. Unfortunately Linux
> does not recognize the CDROM. I have tried every CDROM-device
> (e.g. /dev/scd0) but Linux does not recognize it as a block device.
>
> I guess it is because of the port replicator. When Linux boots
> it says that 0 scsi hosts were detected.
>
> The CDROM works fine with Win95 or MS-DOS. For MS-DOS I have a
> driver called Adaptec EZ-SCSI.
>
> Has anybody installed Linux on an Omnibook? Or does anybody have
> a solution what I can do?
>
> I even cannot compile c-programms because cc is not installed.
>
> I have installed the basic kernel via floppys. But it is too hard
> to install all of Linux via floppys :-(
>
> Please reply directly to me because I am not on this maillist.
>
> Thank you very much in advance for any helpful response.
>
> Ralf Durben
>
> Germany
>
> email: 100.57912@germany.net
I have the same problem, except that Linux recognizes my SyQuest,
but not my CD-Rom, while Windoze 95 recognizes both, without changing
anithing on the cables. Any Hint?
Cheers,
Balazs
