Re: My DVD device goes wrong when grub2 is running, til I shut down my laptop.

[Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko]

On 06/08/2010 02:04 AM, hotwave wrote:
> My laptop is a Lenovo Ideapad Y710 - 2GB Ram - 250 GB HDD - OptiArc DVD-RW - 
> Intel 4965agn wireless - Broadcom NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express 
> - Lenovo EasyCam - Intel HD Audio (ALC888).
>
> It was preinstalled windows vista . Early, I replaced vista by win xp . 
> Before long , I try to install ubuntu 8.04 beside windows xp , and I can 
> switch either OS I want in grub(legacy) when I power on my laptop . Till then 
> ,everything runs well.
>
> But one day , I update grub to grub2 . After reboot , when grub2 start , the 
> LED of DVD device kept light, til I shut down my laptop or eject DVD device( 
> that's odd) . Even worse that neither winxp nor linux could detect my DVD 
> device whenever ejected or not .
>
> This problem harass me more than one year , and no update fix it.
>
> I try to follow Vladimir φ- coder/phcoder Serbinenko's advice to load blank 
> core.img(I learnt about blank core for 2 weeks), but it was not fixd
> Today I rollback to grub legacy, the problem disappear.
>
> But I really want to use GRUB2 that in developing. Is there anyone could help 
> me please?
>
>   
It doesn't seem to be specific to GRUB2. Have a look at:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/cd-dvd-rom-not-working-in-ubuntu-8-04-on-lenovo-ideapad-y710-686982/page2.html
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-Y-U-B-and-Z-series/Ideapad-Y710-Windows-7-DVD-Drive-Missing-After-Fresh-Install/td-p/178931
http://opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=379686
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Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko

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