Hi,
I've got a Sony Vaio notebook with a Sony PCGA-CD51 external PCMCIA CD-ROM drive.
I can't seem to get (any) linux (ubuntu, knoppix, suse, etc.) installed, not even linux mint.
At the installation boot prompt I've already tried:
pci=off ide1=0x180,0x386
I've even tried to disconnect the drive, and reconnect it. Change bios PNP to NO, etc.etc.etc.
Maybe anybody here that has any clue, why the bios seems to be able to boot the device (I can even install Windows 2000 with it), but Linux just won't see it?
External PCMCIA CD-Rom drive not recognised during boot
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External PCMCIA CD-Rom drive not recognised during boot
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Re: External PCMCIA CD-Rom drive not recognised during boot
FYI if you have the same problem: this works:
- Download the ISO, and burn it both on CD and a USB stick.
- Start up the system from the CD (since it won't see the USB from bios), but do insert the USB.
- Now, when linux starts you'll notice it finds the USB and starts booting from the USB.
So, you won't need to specify anything specific, just insert both CD and USB with the same (bootable) ISO and it works like a charm.
- Download the ISO, and burn it both on CD and a USB stick.
- Start up the system from the CD (since it won't see the USB from bios), but do insert the USB.
- Now, when linux starts you'll notice it finds the USB and starts booting from the USB.
So, you won't need to specify anything specific, just insert both CD and USB with the same (bootable) ISO and it works like a charm.