Fedora 8 Won't Install using DD0203 DVD/CD Drive

[Richard Shaw]

Rick Bilonick wrote:
> I had reported problems with installing Fedora 8 on an Athlon 64-bit
> system. The install DVD would start but then couldn't access the DVD
> (couldn't seem to find the DVD drive even though the system booted from
> the install disk - would ask what type of device had the images and/or
> wanted to install a driver disk).
>
> I changed the DVD drive to an older DVD/CD burner drive and the
> installation works just fine. The drive that wouldn't work is labeled as
> a DD0203 DVD+/-RW. There is no brand name. I did a search and found it
> on:
>
> http://www.iomagic.com/Firmware/FirmwareDownload.html
>
> The front panel matches the picture exactly. There is Windows software
> to download to check the drive info and DOS or Windows software to flash
> the drive (which requires using a floppy drive - not sure if this would
> work in wine).
>
> So the problem with the drive could be that it needs new firmware. Or it
> could be something else. Not sure how this drive differs from the older
> DVD drive that works.
>
> Rick B.
>
>   
Probably worth trying under Wine. If that doesn't work another way, 
albeit long way, would be to install XP under a virtual machine, like 
VirtualBox.  Just make sure you have the ATAPI passthrough option turned 
on so it can talk directly to the drive.

Richard