On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 20:09, Wade Chandler wrote: > cheryl smith wrote: > > > I tried to install yarrow on my fujitsy lifebook c > > series. I burned the isos to cd's, checked the > > md5sums, and booted from the first cd and checked the > > 3 cd's in the install check program. All was well. > > Then rebooted with the 1st cd - skipped the check cd > > option, the next screen started to load and then hung. > > Had to eject the cd manually, reboot several times and > > re-set the auto-detect for the cd drive in the bios. > > The bios no longer saw the drive. > > Any thoughts on why and what to do to fix? Thanks, Cheryl > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > > > > > I don't think Fedora is your problem. It sounds like a fluke, but that > you drive had something hokie happen as you were installing. > I have three paperweights that used to be Acer cdrom drives, from installing Fedora. I'm afraid the mind boggling stupidity of using the IDE reset command to wipe the drives firmware is not restricted to LG drives. I'm waiting for a response from Acer's service line, but its been several weeks, so I'm not holding out a lot of hope. There is a process documented on the LG website for reloading the firmware into a wiped LG, but so far other culprits seem to be still in denial. Post the wipe, the drive does not respond to the bios probe, will not open its drive tray in response to the front panel button and its front panel LED flicks on on power up, then stays off. Recognise the symptoms? Harry
