[Arm-netbook] USB connected DVD drive on a Mele-A2000

[Stefan Monnier]

>>> The drive itself works fine when connected to my desktop, so I suspect
>>> that the "3.0.8+" kernel in the firmware simply lacks support for
>>> such devices.
>> Although /sys/modules/sr_mod suggests that support was built in
>> after all.
> "sr" is only part of the puzzle.
> External CD drives consist of an IDE of SATA CD drive with a USB to IDE
> or SATA bridge chip.  My guess would be you are missing the driver for
> the bridge chip.

Hmm... I didn't realize these needed special support for specific
bridge chips.  Do you know how I can figure out which support is needed
for my particular bridge (and which support is compiled in a given kernel)?


        Stefan