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Old 01-26-2010, 12:34 PM   #1
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DVD Writer undetected

Hi to all, i'm italian so, please, be patient if my english isn't perfect I write here because no one of italian Fedora and Ubuntu forums could help me.

I've a problem with my dvd writer. I think no linux distro can detect my Dvd Writer, because i tried with Fedora/Ubuntu/OpenSuse/Mandriva/Zenwalk and no one decect it. I must boot distros from liveusb because livecds don't start.

I have Ubuntu 9.10
A notebook ASUS PRO52RL with motherboard ASUS X51RL
Windows detect it as "SLIMTYPE DVD A DS8A1P ATA DEVICE"

If u need some more informations ask me. Thank you for help.
 
Old 01-26-2010, 12:45 PM   #2
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install k3b first (if missing)

#sudo apt-get install k3b
<your passwd>

Post output of

settings --> devices section in k3b
 
Old 01-26-2010, 12:46 PM   #3
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If you find nothing, then post output of

#sudo lshw

(relevant part)
 
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I don't have "devices settings" in Settings menu. In the configuration "Writers Drive -> NONE" "Readonly Drives -> NONE"

lshw returns:

I don't know what is the relevant part, sorry
Code:
description: Notebook
    product: X51RL
    vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
    version: 1.0
    serial: NF1S8110930138
    width: 32 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4 smp-1.4 smp
    configuration: boot=normal chassis=notebook cpus=2 uuid=B13181DC-CDFA-E3B3-C600-001E8CD02ABC
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: X51RL
       vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
       physical id: 0
       version: 1.0
       serial: BSN12345678901234567
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
          physical id: 0
          version: 204 (02/25/2008)
          size: 64KiB
          capacity: 448KiB
          capabilities: isa pci pcmcia pnp upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification netboot
     *-cpu:0
          description: CPU
          product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual  CPU  T2330  @ 1.60GHz
          vendor: Intel Corp.
          physical id: 4
          bus info: cpu@0
          version: 6.15.13
          serial: 0000-06FD-0000-0000-0000-0000
          slot: Socket 478
          size: 798MHz
          capacity: 798MHz
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 133MHz
          capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe x86-64 constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm cpufreq
          configuration: id=0
        *-cache:0
             description: L1 cache
             physical id: 5
             slot: L1-Cache
             size: 64KiB
             capacity: 64KiB
             capabilities: internal write-back instruction
        *-cache:1
             description: L2 cache
             physical id: 6
             slot: L2-Cache
             size: 1MiB
             capacity: 1MiB
             capabilities: internal write-back unified
        *-logicalcpu:0
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 0.1
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:1
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 0.2
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
     *-memory
          description: System Memory
          physical id: 19
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 2GiB
        *-bank:0
             description: DIMM DDR Synchronous
             product: PartNum0
             vendor: Manufacturer0
             physical id: 0
             serial: SerNum0
             slot: DIMM0
             size: 1GiB
             width: 64 bits
        *-bank:1
             description: DIMM DDR Synchronous
             product: PartNum1
             vendor: Manufacturer1
             physical id: 1
             serial: SerNum1
             slot: DIMM1
             size: 1GiB
             width: 64 bits
     *-cpu:1
          physical id: 1
          bus info: cpu@1
          version: 6.15.13
          serial: 0000-06FD-0000-0000-0000-0000
          size: 798MHz
          capacity: 798MHz
          capabilities: ht cpufreq
          configuration: id=0
        *-logicalcpu:0
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 0.1
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:1
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 0.2
             capabilities: logical
     *-pci
          description: Host bridge
          product: ATI Technologies Inc
          vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 01
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          configuration: latency=64
        *-pci:0
             description: PCI bridge
             product: RS480 PCI Bridge
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: pci bus_master cap_list
             resources: ioport:7000(size=4096) memory:f8800000-f88fffff memory:8ff00000-afefffff(prefetchable)
           *-display UNCLAIMED
                description: VGA compatible controller
                product: RC410 [Radeon Xpress 200M]
                vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
                physical id: 5
                bus info: pci@0000:01:05.0
                version: 00
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 66MHz
                capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
                configuration: latency=64 mingnt=8
                resources: memory:90000000-9fffffff(prefetchable) ioport:7800(size=256) memory:f88f0000-f88fffff memory:f88c0000-f88dffff(prefetchable)
        *-pci:1
             description: PCI bridge
             product: RS480 PCI Bridge
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 4
             bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
             resources: irq:24 memory:f8900000-f89fffff
           *-network
                description: Wireless interface
                product: AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter
                vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
                logical name: wmaster0
                version: 01
                serial: 00:15:af:7d:ea:1f
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list logical ethernet physical wireless
                configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath5k ip=192.168.1.100 latency=0 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
                resources: irq:16 memory:f89f0000-f89fffff
        *-pci:2
             description: PCI bridge
             product: RS480 PCI Bridge
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 5
             bus info: pci@0000:00:05.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
             resources: irq:25 ioport:8000(size=8192) memory:f8a00000-fc9fffff ioport:aff00000(size=536870912)
        *-pci:3
             description: PCI bridge
             product: RS480 PCI Bridge
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 6
             bus info: pci@0000:00:06.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
             resources: irq:26
        *-pci:4
             description: PCI bridge
             product: RS480 PCI Bridge
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 7
             bus info: pci@0000:00:07.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
             resources: irq:27
        *-storage
             description: SATA controller
             product: SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 12
             bus info: pci@0000:00:12.0
             logical name: scsi0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: storage pm bus_master cap_list emulated
             configuration: driver=ahci latency=64
             resources: irq:22 ioport:e800(size=8) ioport:e400(size=4) ioport:e000(size=8) ioport:dc00(size=4) ioport:d800(size=16) memory:febffc00-febfffff
           *-disk
                description: ATA Disk
                product: Hitachi HTS54252
                vendor: Hitachi
                physical id: 0.0.0
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/sda
                version: BBFO
                serial: 080119BB0F00WDC321SC
                size: 232GiB (250GB)
                capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=a8a8a8a8
              *-volume:0
                   description: Windows FAT volume
                   vendor: MSDOS5.0
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
                   logical name: /dev/sda1
                   version: FAT32
                   serial: 1489-5f00
                   size: 7998MiB
                   capacity: 8000MiB
                   capabilities: primary hidden fat initialized
                   configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat
              *-volume:1
                   description: Windows NTFS volume
                   physical id: 2
                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
                   logical name: /dev/sda2
                   logical name: /media/VistaOS
                   version: 3.1
                   serial: 7608a022-3860-7649-9a73-b16e242fefef
                   size: 135GiB
                   capacity: 135GiB
                   capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
                   configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2009-11-13 05:46:58 filesystem=ntfs label=VistaOS mount.fstype=fuseblk mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,default_permissions,allow_other,blksize=4096 state=mounted
              *-volume:2
                   description: EXT4 volume
                   vendor: Linux
                   physical id: 3
                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,3
                   logical name: /dev/sda3
                   logical name: /
                   version: 1.0
                   serial: d5a97ca3-f44e-4394-9cd4-b951cf4e88d9
                   size: 19GiB
                   capacity: 19GiB
                   capabilities: primary journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
                   configuration: created=2010-01-13 09:05:55 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/}9κ�����P�����x����[�0c��0c������̞�󔞡�5^�����0�%�� modified=2010-01-24 18:46:43 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,barrier=1,data=ordered mounted=2010-01-26 16:01:06 state=mounted
              *-volume:3
                   description: Extended partition
                   physical id: 4
                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,4
                   logical name: /dev/sda4
                   size: 70GiB
                   capacity: 70GiB
                   capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
                 *-logicalvolume:0
                      description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
                      physical id: 5
                      logical name: /dev/sda5
                      capacity: 700MiB
                      capabilities: nofs
                 *-logicalvolume:1
                      description: HPFS/NTFS partition
                      physical id: 6
                      logical name: /dev/sda6
                      capacity: 69GiB
        *-usb:0
             description: USB Controller
             product: SB600 USB (OHCI0)
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 13
             bus info: pci@0000:00:13.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: bus_master
             configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
             resources: irq:16 memory:febfe000-febfefff
        *-usb:1
             description: USB Controller
             product: SB600 USB (OHCI1)
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 13.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:13.1
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: bus_master
             configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
             resources: irq:17 memory:febfd000-febfdfff
        *-usb:2
             description: USB Controller
             product: SB600 USB (OHCI2)
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 13.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:13.2
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: bus_master
             configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
             resources: irq:18 memory:febfc000-febfcfff
        *-usb:3
             description: USB Controller
             product: SB600 USB (OHCI3)
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 13.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:13.3
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: bus_master
             configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
             resources: irq:17 memory:febfb000-febfbfff
        *-usb:4
             description: USB Controller
             product: SB600 USB (OHCI4)
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 13.4
             bus info: pci@0000:00:13.4
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: bus_master
             configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
             resources: irq:18 memory:febfa000-febfafff
        *-usb:5
             description: USB Controller
             product: SB600 USB Controller (EHCI)
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 13.5
             bus info: pci@0000:00:13.5
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: pm debug bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=64
             resources: irq:19 memory:febff800-febff8ff
        *-serial UNCLAIMED
             description: SMBus
             product: SBx00 SMBus Controller
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 14
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
             version: 13
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: ioport:b00(size=16)
        *-ide
             description: IDE interface
             product: SB600 IDE
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 14.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.1
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ide bus_master
             configuration: driver=pata_atiixp latency=64
             resources: irq:16 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:ff00(size=16)
        *-multimedia
             description: Audio device
             product: SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 14.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.2
             version: 00
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=64
             resources: irq:16 memory:febf4000-febf7fff
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: SB600 PCI to LPC Bridge
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 14.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.3
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: isa bus_master
             configuration: latency=0
        *-pci:5
             description: PCI bridge
             product: SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 14.4
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.4
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: pci bus_master
             resources: ioport:a000(size=8192) memory:fca00000-feafffff memory:cff00000-dfefffff(prefetchable)
           *-pcmcia
                description: CardBus bridge
                product: RL5c476 II
                vendor: Ricoh Co Ltd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: pci@0000:08:01.0
                version: b4
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pcmcia bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=yenta_cardbus latency=176 maxlatency=5 mingnt=128
                resources: iomemory:b00c09080-b00c0907f irq:21 memory:fca00000-fca00fff ioport:a000(size=256) ioport:a400(size=256) memory:d0000000-d3ffffff(prefetchable) memory:78000000-7bffffff
           *-generic:0
                description: SD Host controller
                product: R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter
                vendor: Ricoh Co Ltd
                physical id: 1.1
                bus info: pci@0000:08:01.1
                version: 18
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=sdhci-pci latency=64
                resources: irq:23 memory:feaffc00-feaffcff
           *-generic:1 UNCLAIMED
                description: System peripheral
                product: R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter
                vendor: Ricoh Co Ltd
                physical id: 1.2
                bus info: pci@0000:08:01.2
                version: 09
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm cap_list
                configuration: latency=0
                resources: memory:feaff800-feaff8ff
           *-network
                description: Ethernet interface
                product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
                vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
                physical id: 7
                bus info: pci@0000:08:07.0
                logical name: eth0
                version: 10
                serial: 00:1e:8c:d0:2a:bc
                size: 10MB/s
                capacity: 100MB/s
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
                configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=half latency=64 link=no maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10MB/s
                resources: irq:20 ioport:b800(size=256) memory:feaff400-feaff4ff
 
Old 01-26-2010, 01:15 PM   #5
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Enry211 View Post
I must boot distros from liveusb because livecds don't start.
This suggests that you should go into the BIOS settings and change the boot order so that CDs are booted first.

The rest of you problem is confusing, please be more specific. What are you trying to do and what specifically does not work ?
 
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Old 01-26-2010, 01:35 PM   #6
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Many people seem to have reported problems with the model of DVDRW drive in all OS.

First look for a firmware update from HP.

Otherwise lshw says 'the controllers are OK'
 
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Also adjust dma settings for the drive from bios
 
Old 01-26-2010, 02:35 PM   #8
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Quote:
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This suggests that you should go into the BIOS settings and change the boot order so that CDs are booted first.

The rest of you problem is confusing, please be more specific. What are you trying to do and what specifically does not work ?
LiveCDs BOOT, but loading them return errors or timeouts, i think due to dvd writer problems.
But it's not important at the time, the main problem is that Ubuntu (but also other distros) can't detect DVD writer

@amani
Thx, I'll try to find some firmware updates... i hope this is the final solution...
 
  


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