weird cdrom problem

ke wrote:[color=blue]
> After I installed linux on my notebook(dual-boot with windows xp), the
> cdrom drive can not be found in both os's.
>
> The weird thing is that I can still boot with a cd (for example, linux
> rescue cd). But after installation /dev/cdrom does not exist, and
> there is no cdrom entry in fstab or mtab.
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Ah.

So its in the bios, but the drivers have been disabled..

I'd gop and check bios settings anyway, as its weird it doesn't show up
in widows.
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> I had an accidental power-off during setup (battery used up). I guess
> the notebook firmware somehow went wrong?
>
> * what is the possible cause?
> * how can I check the existence of cdrom drive in linux?
> * how can I know, when booting from cd (linux rescue mode), which
> device it is using? How can I mount cd under linux rescue mode?
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