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Re: Can't mount CDs on ProPak 1.3

To: Ken Murchison <ken@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Can't mount CDs on ProPak 1.3
From: Tom Duffy <tduffy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 19:52:36 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: sgilinux@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <39E11D6D.CCF2B7FB@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sender: owner-sgilinux@xxxxxxxxxxx
there is a fix in the errata.  turns out that the 1400 has a weird ide
controller and if you turn on DMA, the cd does not work.  make sure you
have dma turned off.

you can check this by doing a:

hdparm /dev/cdrom

-tduffy

On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Ken Murchison wrote:

> Just upgraded my SGI 1400L to RH 6.2/ProPak 1.3.  Now I can't mount any
> ISO9660 CDs, including the ProPak CD that I upgraded with.  I receive
> messages like this in syslog:
> 
> Oct  8 21:13:35 eagle kernel: Interleaved files not (yet) supported. 
> Oct  8 21:13:35 eagle kernel: File unit size != 0 for ISO file (53248). 
> Oct  8 21:13:35 eagle kernel: Warning: defective cdrom (volume sequence
> number). Enabling "cruft" mount option. 
> 
> The CD *is* actually mounted, but has no contents.  I have a brand new
> 1200L with ProPak 1.3 installed at the factory, and it works fine.  Any
> ideas?
> 
> Ken
> 


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