Output of lsmod | grep cdrom cdrom 36354 1 sr_mod As for the controller, i am not sure...my mothermoard uses the nVidia 430 chipset...is that enough info? Look the message of the cd-info when i insert the "Gentoo netinstall" CD: CD location : /dev/cdrom CD driver name: GNU/Linux access mode: ioctl Vendor : TSSTcorp Model : CD/DVDW SH-S182D Revision : SB04 Hardware : CD-ROM or DVD Can eject : Yes Can close tray : Yes Can disable manual eject : Yes Can select juke-box disc : No Can set drive speed : No Can read multiple sessions (e.g. PhotoCD) : Yes Can hard reset device : Yes Reading.... Can read Mode 2 Form 1 : Yes Can read Mode 2 Form 2 : Yes Can read (S)VCD (i.e. Mode 2 Form 1/2) : Yes Can read C2 Errors : Yes Can read IRSC : Yes Can read Media Channel Number (or UPC) : Yes Can play audio : Yes Can read CD-DA : Yes Can read CD-R : Yes Can read CD-RW : Yes Can read DVD-ROM : Yes Writing.... Can write CD-RW : Yes Can write DVD-R : Yes Can write DVD-RAM : Yes Can write DVD-RW : No Can write DVD+RW : No __________________________________ Disc mode is listed as: CD-DATA (Mode 1) CD-ROM Track List (1 - 1) #: MSF LSN Type Green? Copy? 1: 00:02:00 000000 data false no 170: 13:07:49 058924 leadout (132 MB raw, 115 MB formatted) Media Catalog Number (MCN): 0000000000000 Last CD Session LSN: 0 __________________________________ CD Analysis Report CD-ROM with ISO 9660 filesystem ISO 9660: 58922 blocks, label `Gentoo Linux amd64 20100121 ' Application: GENISOIMAGE ISO 9660/HFS FILESYSTEM CREATOR (C) 1993 E.YOUNGDALE (C) 1997-2006 J.PEARSON/J.SCHILLING (C) 2006-2007 CDRKIT TEAM Preparer : Publisher : System : LINUX Volume : Gentoo Linux amd64 20100121 Volume Set : bootable CD It seems to recognize it fully, but no mount at all...
