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fuscia

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Registered: 2008-04-21

Posts: 398

cdrom not working since recent reinstallment

It worked fine as I used it for my installation from the cd, but after my installation was complete, I couldn't get any cd recognized. I would stick one in and it made 'that sound' that is always makes when I do (like a machine waking up), but it kept repeating it and the cd failed to be recognized. It won't even boot a live ubuntu live cd from a cold start. Is this just a equipment problem that coincidently occurred at the time of my installation, or what?

(Sorry this is such a stupid sounding post, but I'm not much of a technician. Imagine your grandmother, or worse...)

jaydoc

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From: Chennai/Birmingham,AL

Registered: 2008-12-30

Posts: 89

Re: cdrom not working since recent reinstallment

That is exactly what happened to me. I noticed it when I was trying to make a opensuse install DVD. The CD drive just whirs and whirs, and makes a clicking noise.

And what is more some of keys (F3, F4, F5, F6 and F7, Fn) are not working. The fan is not spinning at all, and I am not sure if that was recent or if it was broken a few days/weeks ago after the last kernel update.

And, yes I am not much of a tech too, so I was just waiting around to see if anyone had a problem similar to mine

BTW, I run Arch on a 3 yr old Acer 5920 laptop.

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jaydoc

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From: Chennai/Birmingham,AL

Registered: 2008-12-30

Posts: 89

Re: cdrom not working since recent reinstallment

@fuscia

Did you find any fix..? Or at least find out what the exact issue was..?

Thanks.

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Primoz

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From: Ljubljana-Slovena-EU

Registered: 2009-03-04

Posts: 689

Re: cdrom not working since recent reinstallment

None of you mentioned if you sue HAL or not, but in case you do this is the solution:
You have to change /etc/hal/fdi/information/media-check-disable-storage_model_your-CD/DVD-model.fdi bool from false to true and it should work.
If not here's another thread: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=108386
It has a vague solution to the problem, so hope that helps!

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