Re: install/39999: SATA and USB CD-ROM drives not supported

[jnemeth%victoria.tc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth)]

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From: jnemeth%victoria.tc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth)
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, install-manager%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
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Subject: Re: install/39999: SATA and USB CD-ROM drives not supported
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:17:21 -0800

 On Mar 9,  6:47am, randolf+netbsd.org%inter-corporate.com@localhost wrote:
 }
 } >Number:         39999
 } >Category:       install
 } >Synopsis:       SATA and USB CD-ROM drives not supported
 } >Responsible:    install-manager
 } >Originator:     Randolf Richardson
 } >Release:        NetBSD 4.0.1
 } >Organization:
 } Inter-Corporate Computer & Network Services, Inc.
 } >Description:
 } NetBSD 4.0.1 can't be installed from CD when the system has a SATA
 } CD-ROM drive; only IDE CD-ROM drives are supported, but new server
 } motherboards from Intel don't include IDE controllers anymore -- they
 } typically have 8 SATA ports instead.
 } 
 } I also tried using a CD-ROM drive that is mounted in an external USB
 } chassis, but this also didn't work.
 } 
 } The problem is that dmesg doesn't report any CD devices with either
 } SATA or USB CD-ROM drives, yet the installation CD can be booted from
 } either one of these drives successfully.
 
      Can you provide a dmesg with the USB CD-ROM drive attached, please?
 
 }-- End of excerpt from randolf+netbsd.org%inter-corporate.com@localhost