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Date:      Sun, 24 Feb 2002 07:10:40 -0800
From:      Claus Assmann <freebsd+stable@esmtp.org>
To:        stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Toshiba DVD-ROM in Sony laptop not recognized
Message-ID:  <20020224071040.A30802@zardoc.esmtp.org>
In-Reply-To: <20020224150108.GB83570@wjv.com>; from bv@wjv.com on Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 10:01:08AM -0500
References:  <bulk.38436.20020224030920@hub.freebsd.org> <20020224150108.GB83570@wjv.com>

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On Sun, Feb 24, 2002, Bill Vermillion wrote:

> > I have a Sony VAIO PCG-XG9 with a Toshiba DVD-ROM (model no. SD-C2202)
> > running FreeBSD 4.5 release. During boot this message shows up:

> > /kernel: ata1-master: <TORHHB@ DVD-ROL RD,C2202/0021> Unknown device - NO DRIVER!

> Look closely at the garbled string. Looks like a bit is stuck
> low. S drops on character to R, I drop 1 to H amd A drops to @

> Last time I saw that was a long time ago with a chip that was bad.
> All the above are indications that bit 0 is stuck at 0 instead of
> going to 1.

The "usual" computer problem solution worked: I tried it again the
next day (after trying it twice the day before) and... it worked.
Maybe I just got lucky this time. Thanks for your answer!

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