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linux-source-2.6.22 package

Dell 1420n DVD drive not recognized by Gutsy kernel

Bug #131379 reported by Marc Tardif
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Tim Gardner
Ubuntu tribe-5

Bug Description

I'm running gutsy tribe-4 on a Dell Inspiron 1420N. The DVD drive on the laptop is labelled as a "DVD-Rewritable" drive. However, when I try to burn an ISO image from Nautilus, I can only select "Write to: File".

Tags: hwct
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Marc Tardif (cr3) wrote :
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Marc Tardif (cr3) wrote :
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Marc Tardif (cr3) wrote :
Brian Murray (brian-murray)
Changed in linux-source-2.6.22:
assignee: nobody → ubuntu-kernel-team
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Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) wrote :

The DVD is not even recognized

Changed in linux-source-2.6.22:
assignee: ubuntu-kernel-team → timg-tpi
status: Triaged → Confirmed
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Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) wrote :

Here is a temporary work-around:

edit /etc/initramfs-tools/modules and add 'ide-generic'
update-initramfs -k `uname -r` -u

You can also simply 'modprobe ide-generic'.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Would the patch in bug 127163 fix this? If I understand things correctly it adds support for the ICH8 mobile ATA controller, which I think this laptop has.

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Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) wrote :

The patch referenced in 127163 has already been applied and is awaiting upload.

Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)
Changed in linux-source-2.6.22:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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