Re: libata: CD and dvd devices not recognized

[YUP <yupadmin@gmail.com>]

Hi Albert,

I confirm that windows can read data from this drive. Autoplay works 
too. Even more, after I inserted dist into cdrom drive nero-info showed 
speed 52X:

Drive Information
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Drive                      : E-IDE    CD-ROM 56X/AKH
Type                       : CD-ROM Drive
Firmware Version           : A80
Buffer Size                : 192 KB
Date                       : ?
Serial Number
Vendor Specific            :
Drive Letter               : D:\
Location                   : 1:1
Mechanism                  : Tray
Read Speed                 : 52 , 40 , 32 , 24 , 16 , 8 , 4  X
Write Speed                :  n/a

Read CD Text               : No
Return C2 Pointers         : No
Read CD-R                  : Yes
Read CD-RW                 : Yes
Read DVD-ROM               : No
Read DVD-RAM               : No
Read DVD-R                 : No
Read DVD-RW                : No
Read DVD-R DL              : No
Read DVD+R                 : No
Read DVD+RW                : No
Read DVD+R DL              : No
Read BD-ROM                : No
Read BD-R                  : No
Read BD-RE                 : No
Read HD DVD-ROM            : No
Read HD DVD-R              : No
Read HD DVD-RW             : No
Read HD-BURN               : No
Read Digital Audio         : Yes
Read CD+G                  : No
Read VideoCD               : Yes

I tried to start linux box with inserted cd into drive but it didn't help.

Yarema


> Ok. Can windows or nero read any data out of the drive?
> If not, we can be quite sure it's broken hardware.
> --
> albert


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