my linux box =(

[Mike Rambo]

Mr Coffee wrote:
> 
> i have finished building my linux computer and i cant get it to install
> anythign from CD-Rom.  I suspect its because its a IDE yamaha CD-RW.
> 
> what i have in it right now:
> 
> tyan tiger mobo
> ATI xpert 2000 video card
> sound blaster sound card
> 56k modem (ISA)
> 10/100 network card
> 
> primary IDE controller:
> 
> IDE HD
> IDE HD
> 
> secondary IDE controller:
> 
> CD-RW
> 
> now when i try to boot it up it doesn't boot off of the cd-rom so i tryed
> using a boot disk for that distro. (redhat 6.2 from the meeting i came to)
> and it works fine till it says "where will the packets be" i select local
> cd-rom.  then my choices are scsi or other
> i chose other and it gives me a drivers list. ive tryed all he drivers in
> the other and the scsi sections and i always get a message similar to
> "/tmp/something.o : init_module : device or rescource busy"
> its got me stumped. can anyone help me out i would greatly appreciate it.
> 
>                                         - Stu

I'm not sure but it seems like cdrw's are treated like scsi devices by
linux.  Is this true Ben?  Does he need to load ide-scsi.o at boot time 
somehow?

(Sorry Mr. Coffee - I failed to change the 'reply to' from you to the
list
so you'll get this more than once :-).


-- 
Mike Rambo
Media & Electronics Specialist
Lansing School District
mrambo@lsd.k12.mi.us