"no CDROM device found"

c707176 · 02-26-2005, 09:01 AM

Hi,
I just got my ne Dell Inspirion 6000.
It great... the olny bad thing... Windows XP :-)
So, I tried installing Mandrake 10.1 (I like it) but it seems to have a problem with the cd/dvd drive. I have a NEC ND-6500 A drive. The message I get is: "NO CDROM DEVICE FOUND".
I have seen in some other threads people posting quiet similar problems. But there was no real solution for it!
Is it a distribution problem?

Please help me !!!!
Andi

Caeda · 02-26-2005, 10:36 AM

Well, couldn't find any pages of people complaining it didn't work using google. Found several saying it worked just fine. So must be a distro thing.

But it's mostly related to the fact that you bought a dell. Dude, I feel sorry for you. That wonderful 20% markup in price for the word dell on the case is just priceless.

c707176 · 02-26-2005, 02:14 PM

I bypassed the problem as suggested in another thread:

Press <F1> at startup of the installation program.
Then type: "alt1" and press <Enter>.

Seems to load an older kernel. However, the cdrom/dvd device is found: NEC ND-6500 A

Bye.

Mara · 02-26-2005, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Caeda
But it's mostly related to the fact that you bought a dell. Dude, I feel sorry for you. That wonderful 20% markup in price for the word dell on the case is just priceless.

Caeda, if you don't have anything constructive to say, please don't post. Thanks.

Caeda · 02-26-2005, 02:26 PM

Mara, his problem is solved isnt it? What're you whining about? I did post info that other people had it working just fine with no changes.

Mara · 02-26-2005, 02:40 PM

Caeda, I'd prefer to discuss this in private, but you don't accept emails, so...

Your reply has not much information (the default didn't work for him/her, right?), you didn't know how to help with this one. That happens. But what was the later comment about Dell for? It was simply not needed. LQ is a newbie-friendly site and that's not a typical LQ type of answer.

c707176 · 02-26-2005, 02:46 PM

If you both want to be constructive would you please watch the other posts?
Thanks!