Linux (Fedora 5) - Philips Jackrabbit cdrw driver

nacombes · 07-30-2008, 03:26 PM

I'm trying to connect a Philips Jackrabbit cdrw drive to an old laptop running Fedora 5. I don't seem to get any response from the system when I connect the drive to the USB port. Being a Linux novice I don't really know what to expect when connecting USB devices (should I get the same type of response as when connecting a USB device on a Windows machine?)

Any helpful comments gratefully received.

lensman3 · 07-30-2008, 10:52 PM

From a command prompt window, type in "dmesg" after you have plugged in the cd/dvd. Several dozen screens will zip past, but you will only want the last 10 lines or so. You should see the kernel responses if it can see the drive. Core 5 is a little dated. USB's have come a long way since then.

You should see something like this. This is for a flash drive but yours cd/dvd should be similar. This "dmesg" info is the low level hardware drivers talking to the kernel. Since Core 5, Linux now mounts the drive and assigns a file system, auto-magically.

usb-storage: device found at 3
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=1307, idProduct=0163
usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 2-1: Product: USB Flash Drive
usb 2-1: Manufacturer: USB 2.0
usb 2-1: SerialNumber: 56b5c50621e017

Good luck.

nacombes · 08-01-2008, 05:01 PM

Message to lensman3 - Hey! your bit of magic worked - many thanks!

07-30-2008, 03:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
nacombes Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 OS: linux	Linux (Fedora 5) - Philips Jackrabbit cdrw driver I'm trying to connect a Philips Jackrabbit cdrw drive to an old laptop running Fedora 5. I don't seem to get any response from the system when I connect the drive to the USB port. Being a Linux novice I don't really know what to expect when connecting USB devices (should I get the same type of response as when connecting a USB device on a Windows machine?) Any helpful comments gratefully received.

07-30-2008, 10:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 470 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: Linux (Fedora 5) - Philips Jackrabbit cdrw driver From a command prompt window, type in "dmesg" after you have plugged in the cd/dvd. Several dozen screens will zip past, but you will only want the last 10 lines or so. You should see the kernel responses if it can see the drive. Core 5 is a little dated. USB's have come a long way since then. You should see something like this. This is for a flash drive but yours cd/dvd should be similar. This "dmesg" info is the low level hardware drivers talking to the kernel. Since Core 5, Linux now mounts the drive and assigns a file system, auto-magically. usb-storage: device found at 3 usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=1307, idProduct=0163 usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 2-1: Product: USB Flash Drive usb 2-1: Manufacturer: USB 2.0 usb 2-1: SerialNumber: 56b5c50621e017 Good luck.

08-01-2008, 05:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
nacombes Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 OS: linux	Re: Linux (Fedora 5) - Philips Jackrabbit cdrw driver Message to lensman3 - Hey! your bit of magic worked - many thanks!