From: Frederik E. <fre...@a5...> - 2008-04-17 16:22:28
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Hello, I have just purchased a black MacBook. I was able to install Debian from CD, but I cannot read a CD in Linux. The 'eject' command does nothing, /dev/hda presents as an empty file, and I see lots of lines like this in dmesg: hda: status error: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } hda: status error: error=0x40 { LastFailedSense=0x04 } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hda: drive not ready for command hda: status error: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } hda: status error: error=0x40 { LastFailedSense=0x04 } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hda: drive not ready for command ... Also, if I leave the computer on for a day, then it enters a state where there is a 1 second delay between the time when I press a key, and the time when the keypress is registered by the system, and if I type too quickly then the last key I press will repeat indefinitely. Booting is quite slow, it seems that I cannot boot if I have a USB storage device plugged in (or it may take several minutes). Do these problems have a solution? If not, I can still take the computer back to the store where I bought it for a refund, but I only have a few days left to decide. I got my old ThinkPad working again, and it plays DVDs just fine... Many thanks, Frederik |
From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2008-04-17 16:57:55
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Frederik Eaton wrote: > Hello, > > I have just purchased a black MacBook. I was able to install Debian > from CD, but I cannot read a CD in Linux. The 'eject' command does > nothing, /dev/hda presents as an empty file, and I see lots of lines > like this in dmesg: > > hda: status error: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: status error: error=0x40 { LastFailedSense=0x04 } > ide: failed opcode was: unknown > hda: drive not ready for command > hda: status error: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: status error: error=0x40 { LastFailedSense=0x04 } > ide: failed opcode was: unknown > hda: drive not ready for command I'm running Fedora 8 here, so YMMV, but my cdrom is /dev/sr0 > ... > > Also, if I leave the computer on for a day, then it enters a state > where there is a 1 second delay between the time when I press a key, > and the time when the keypress is registered by the system, and if I > type too quickly then the last key I press will repeat indefinitely. > > Booting is quite slow, it seems that I cannot boot if I have a USB > storage device plugged in (or it may take several minutes). > > Do these problems have a solution? If not, I can still take the > computer back to the store where I bought it for a refund, but I only > have a few days left to decide. I got my old ThinkPad working again, > and it plays DVDs just fine... > > Many thanks, > > Frederik > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. > Use priority code J8TL2D2. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone > _______________________________________________ > Mactel-linux-users mailing list > Mac...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users > -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin |
From: Frederik E. <fre...@a5...> - 2008-04-17 17:15:22
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Hello Geoffrey, Thanks for your reply. > I'm running Fedora 8 here, so YMMV, but my cdrom is /dev/sr0 I'm pretty sure that the cdrom device is /dev/hda. I was able to play bits of a DVD but it was slow and garbled. I don't have a /dev/sr0. I imagine I should try to create such a device. Maybe certain boot parameters are necessary... Can you send me your /etc/lilo.conf? Also, are you able to play DVDs in Linux? Thanks, Frederik |
From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2008-04-17 17:19:27
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Frederik Eaton wrote: > Hello Geoffrey, > > Thanks for your reply. > >> I'm running Fedora 8 here, so YMMV, but my cdrom is /dev/sr0 > > I'm pretty sure that the cdrom device is /dev/hda. I was able to play > bits of a DVD but it was slow and garbled. I don't have a /dev/sr0. I > imagine I should try to create such a device. Maybe certain boot > parameters are necessary... Can you send me your /etc/lilo.conf? Sorry, don't do lilo, grub here. There's no reference to the cdrom device in my grub config though. > Also, are you able to play DVDs in Linux? I've not tried to set it up on this box yet, but I'm sure it will work as I've got it working on another install of fedora 8 on similar hardware. -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin |
From: Justin M. <jus...@gm...> - 2008-04-17 19:05:48
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On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Geoffrey <li...@se...> wrote: > Frederik Eaton wrote: > > Hello Geoffrey, > > > > Thanks for your reply. > > > >> I'm running Fedora 8 here, so YMMV, but my cdrom is /dev/sr0 > > > > I'm pretty sure that the cdrom device is /dev/hda. I was able to play > > bits of a DVD but it was slow and garbled. I don't have a /dev/sr0. I > > imagine I should try to create such a device. Maybe certain boot > > parameters are necessary... Can you send me your /etc/lilo.conf? > > Sorry, don't do lilo, grub here. There's no reference to the cdrom > device in my grub config though. > > > > Also, are you able to play DVDs in Linux? > > I've not tried to set it up on this box yet, but I'm sure it will work > as I've got it working on another install of fedora 8 on similar hardware. > > > -- > Until later, Geoffrey > > Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little > temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. > - Benjamin Franklin > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. > Use priority code J8TL2D2. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone > _______________________________________________ > Mactel-linux-users mailing list > Mac...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users > Hello; I did the same thing; I then looked in my kernel config and change the /dev/hda to /dev/scd0 (generic scsi dev) here is a good .config to use as an example : http://www.odi.ch/prog/macbookpro/index.php also check and make sure /etc/fstab is mounting the device.. -- Justin P. Mattock |
From: Mathieu B. <mbl...@ru...> - 2008-04-18 04:17:59
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Hi 2008/4/18, Frederik Eaton <fre...@a5...>: > Hello, > > I have just purchased a black MacBook. I was able to install Debian > from CD, but I cannot read a CD in Linux. The 'eject' command does > nothing, /dev/hda presents as an empty file, and I see lots of lines > like this in dmesg: > > hda: status error: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: status error: error=0x40 { LastFailedSense=0x04 } > ide: failed opcode was: unknown > hda: drive not ready for command > hda: status error: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: status error: error=0x40 { LastFailedSense=0x04 } > ide: failed opcode was: unknown > hda: drive not ready for command I had the same problem as you, in Debian as well. In addition, the CD was recognized as an audio CD even though no CD was present in the device. As a temporary fix, you can modprobe -r ide-cd, which will disable your optical device and stop polluting your logs. The problem disappeared when I recompiled the 2.6.24 kernel provided in Debian with mactel-patches applied but I'm not sure what fixed it. If needed, I can give you my .config when I get my hands on my computer. I am not 100% happy yet with my config though... Someone on this thread: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=16851&view=next&sid=6af93eb2cb5b9fcc448e079f0b7c3142 said that the scsi-cd drivers are deprecated. Are they? Mathieu |
From: Frederik E. <fre...@a5...> - 2008-04-18 20:44:35
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Hello, Thanks to all who replied, maybe I'll try Ubuntu or recompiling the kernel... but before I start, I was just wondering if someone could confirm whether fixing the CDROM drive would make it able to read DVDs as well, or if DVD reading has been crippled in the firmware... I have seen other posts on this list suggesting that DVD playing is crippled for DRM reasons, e.g. that it sends random data when reading a DVD from the wrong region. Many thanks, Frederik On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 01:17:54PM +0900, Mathieu Blondel wrote: > Hi > > 2008/4/18, Frederik Eaton <fre...@a5...>: > > Hello, > > > > I have just purchased a black MacBook. I was able to install Debian > > from CD, but I cannot read a CD in Linux. The 'eject' command does > > nothing, /dev/hda presents as an empty file, and I see lots of lines > > like this in dmesg: > > > > hda: status error: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > > hda: status error: error=0x40 { LastFailedSense=0x04 } > > ide: failed opcode was: unknown > > hda: drive not ready for command > > hda: status error: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > > hda: status error: error=0x40 { LastFailedSense=0x04 } > > ide: failed opcode was: unknown > > hda: drive not ready for command > > > I had the same problem as you, in Debian as well. In addition, the CD > was recognized as an audio CD even though no CD was present in the > device. > > As a temporary fix, you can modprobe -r ide-cd, which will disable > your optical device and stop polluting your logs. > > The problem disappeared when I recompiled the 2.6.24 kernel provided > in Debian with mactel-patches applied but I'm not sure what fixed it. > If needed, I can give you my .config when I get my hands on my > computer. I am not 100% happy yet with my config though... > > Someone on this thread: > http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=16851&view=next&sid=6af93eb2cb5b9fcc448e079f0b7c3142 > > said that the scsi-cd drivers are deprecated. Are they? > > Mathieu > -- http://ofb.net/~frederik/ |
From: Sven A. <an...@an...> - 2008-04-19 16:03:32
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Frederik Eaton schrieb: > Hello, > > Thanks to all who replied, maybe I'll try Ubuntu or recompiling the > kernel... but before I start, I was just wondering if someone could > confirm whether fixing the CDROM drive would make it able to read DVDs > as well, or if DVD reading has been crippled in the firmware... I have > seen other posts on this list suggesting that DVD playing is crippled > for DRM reasons, e.g. that it sends random data when reading a DVD > from the wrong region. I had to run MacOSX DVD Player first, because the default setting had the wrong region code set and I could not play it under Linux. After setting the region code, it worked without problems. Regards Sven PS: MacBookPro 2,2 with Ubuntu 8.04 and MacTel-Kernel -- Sven Anders <an...@an...> () Ascii Ribbon Campaign /\ Support plain text e-mail ANDURAS service solutions AG Innstraße 71 - 94036 Passau - Germany Web: www.anduras.de - Tel: +49 (0)851-4 90 50-0 - Fax: +49 (0)851-4 90 50-55 Rechtsform: Aktiengesellschaft - Sitz: Passau - Amtsgericht Passau HRB 6032 Mitglieder des Vorstands: Sven Anders, Marcus Junker Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Dr. Thomas Träger |