[olpc-help] external CD/DVD drive ?

[Andrew]

>>Can we rule out hardware? 
>>Do other USB devices work in that USB port?  >Is there any difference if you 
>plug the USB into another port?
>
>On the XO end, we can rule it hardware.  An enclosed hard drive connects (and 

profuse apologies -- two typos (at least):

I meant to write "On the XO end, we can rule OUT hardware..."

(also, below, "connectS and works.")

sorry
andrew

>auto-mounts) fine, in the two right-side ports (i haven't tried the left 
>one).
>
>>Could this be a power-draw type problem? Is this a self-powered drive or 
>>does it draw it's power from the XO?  Is the XO plugged-in?
>
>On the peripheral end - this is a self-powered enclosure, and has worked with 
>many other systems.  I just checked again, with a "regular" laptop with Fedora 
>8 - connect & works.
>
>Also just connected to an XP system.
>
>On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 9:57 PM, Andrew <andrew2006 at flight.us> wrote:
>I connect an enclosed DVD drive over USB (2.0?) but get no hotplug response 
>from the system -- as if nothing happened. (This configuration has always 
>worked in other linux systems)
>
>any ideas?
>
>is there not a proper device in /dev for this?
>
>If not, can one MAKEDEV what's needed?
>
>TIA
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