i have seen that with 3.7-10 kernel the cd are not reconized (i have no try with other version http://forum.siduction.org/index.php?topic=3272).
root@siduction:/home/mte90# hdparm -I /dev/sr0
/dev/sr0: No such file or directory
root@siduction:/home/mte90# ls -l /dev/{cd,dvd}*
ls: impossibile accedere a /dev/cd*: File o directory non esistente
ls: impossibile accedere a /dev/dvd*: File o directory non esistente
root@siduction:/home/mte90# ls -l /dev/|grep "sd\|hd\|cdr "
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 mar 14 09:58 root -> sdb1
brw-rw---T 1 root disk 8, 0 mar 14 09:58 sda
brw-rw---T 1 root disk 8, 1 mar 14 09:58 sda1
brw-rw---T 1 root disk 8, 2 mar 14 09:58 sda2
brw-rw---T 1 root disk 8, 16 mar 14 09:58 sdb
brw-rw---T 1 root disk 8, 17 mar 14 09:58 sdb1
brw-rw---T 1 root floppy 8, 32 mar 14 09:58 sdc
brw-rw---T 1 root floppy 8, 33 mar 14 09:58 sdc1
brw-rw---T 1 root floppy 8, 34 mar 14 09:58 sdc2
brw-rw---T 1 root floppy 8, 48 mar 14 09:58 sdd
brw-rw---T 1 root floppy 8, 64 mar 14 09:58 sde
brw-rw---T 1 root floppy 8, 80 mar 14 09:58 sdf
brw-rw---T 1 root floppy 8, 96 mar 14 09:58 sdg
crw------- 1 root root 10, 130 mar 14 09:58 watchdog
crw------- 1 root root 253, 0 mar 14 09:58 watchdog0
root@siduction:/home/mte90# hdparm -I /dev/sr0
/dev/sr0: No such file or directory
root@siduction:/home/mte90# udevadm info -q path /dev/sr0
query needs a valid device specified by --path= or --name=
root@siduction:/home/mte90# wodim -scanbus
wodim: No such file or directory.
Cannot open SCSI driver!
For possible targets try 'wodim --devices' or 'wodim -scanbus'.
For possible transport specifiers try 'wodim dev=help'.
For IDE/ATAPI devices configuration, see the file README.ATAPI.setup from
the wodim documentation.
I have no idea, live cd boot on this computer....
Is the drive connected with sata or IDE?
sata :-)
there was a problemi with config on bios.
close this thread :-)