Re: cdrom boot hangs in a different way others reported

From: Doug White <dwhite_at_gumbysoft.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:30:35 -0800 (PST)
On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 ajacoutot_at_lphp.org wrote:

> Selon Doug White <dwhite_at_gumbysoft.com>:
> > Is there a corresponding master device? Running a slave alone on a channel
> > is a non-supported configuration.
>
> No, it is not alone, a HD is a master on the IDE.
>
> > Lite-On drives are known to have issues; I wonder of LG needs to be added
> > to the list...
>
> Well, actually, I set the cdrom as master and the HD as slave and it works fine
> now. Strange bug though...

Master/slave cooperation issues aren't uncommon; some masters are more
particular than others.  Yay cheap hardware :-/

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Received on Tue Feb 17 2004 - 09:30:35 UTC

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