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I have a 386/33 w/ 8MB, 2 540MB ide, 1.3.25, w/ gus sound drivers.

When I try to mount the /dev/sonycd mount hangs.

Sometimes when I kill -9 the mount process the mount point isn't advertised(
   because mtab isn't updated, hence the mtab~ file left around) but it is
   somewhat unstable, ie I can look at the directory but I can't grab files.

It seems that the buffer isn't getting written out, b/c if I try to cp
   a file then kill it(since it hangs with the CD-ROM like flashing) it dumps
   a 65536 byte chunk to disk.

my cdu31a line in lilo.conf has been both 0x320,5 and 0x320,0, and I have
   tried hardcoding the 320 in the cdu31a.c file.
   I know that it sees the CD-ROM drive b/c I get the init message that
   says its capabilities, and I get intermittant read ability(dir only).

I am at a complete loss.  Any help or ideas would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks,

TheFinn

Here is what I have to do to use my Sony:
In the /etc/lilo.conf:
#<clip>
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image=/vmlinuz.915
        root = /dev/sda1
        label=915
        append = "cdu31a=0x1f88,0,PAS"
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image=/vmlinuz.1.2.1
        root = /dev/sdb1
        label=wd
        append = "cdu31a=0x1f88,0,PAS"
# End /etc/lilo.conf

and then reinstall lilo.
Works with 1.2.0, 1.2.8, and 1.3.9

Good Luck,
Rick

Quote:> I have a 386/33 w/ 8MB, 2 540MB ide, 1.3.25, w/ gus sound drivers.

> When I try to mount the /dev/sonycd mount hangs.

> Sometimes when I kill -9 the mount process the mount point isn't advertised(
>    because mtab isn't updated, hence the mtab~ file left around) but it is
>    somewhat unstable, ie I can look at the directory but I can't grab files.

> It seems that the buffer isn't getting written out, b/c if I try to cp
>    a file then kill it(since it hangs with the CD-ROM like flashing) it dumps
>    a 65536 byte chunk to disk.

> my cdu31a line in lilo.conf has been both 0x320,5 and 0x320,0, and I have
>    tried hardcoding the 320 in the cdu31a.c file.
>    I know that it sees the CD-ROM drive b/c I get the init message that
>    says its capabilities, and I get intermittant read ability(dir only).

> I am at a complete loss.  Any help or ideas would be GREATLY appreciated.

> Thanks,

> TheFinn

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