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Michelle Bird wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> DVD-ROM = HITACHI DVD GD 2500 (DEvice type = CDROM - standard CDROM device)
> PC= Advent 3031 from PCWorld
> Operating system trying to run on = windows 98
> Other operating systems loaded = linux redhat (hedwig)
> Video Card = ATI Rage 128 Expert 2000
> SoundCard = Sound Blaster Audio PCI 128 legacy device
> Software for viewing = ATI DVD or PCF which came with the DVD disc.
> 
> Problems:
> ATI doesn't pick up the DVD and so doesn't show the DVD software.
> PCF complains that it cannot find or recognise my decoder.
> 
> History :
> 
> DVDs were working fine before installing linux. Problems when installing
> linux led to CDROM not working - since I now had 2 CD ROM drives showing in
> windows98 (d: and e:). Hardware engineer came out and gave me new DVD ROM.
> E: disappeared. Never checked whether DVD s played but now could read
> contents of all CDs.
> 
> Tried running first DVD recently and got above problems - tried reinstalling
> ATI software/driver nothing happening.
> 
> Note - did get a win3.1 driver with CD but nothing for win98 - apparently
> windows98 has appropriate driver (i assume this is the one above -i.e.
> standard CDROM driver from microsoft)
> 
> Any thoughts ????
> 
> Also - can I just run the DVD on linux somehow ?

Did you create any additional FAT16 or FAT32 partitions when you
installed Linux?  If you did, that will cause all of your drive letter
assignments to change.  If your DVD-ROM was on drive D:, for example, it
would become drive E: if you added another FAT16 or FAT32 partition. 
Therefore, your DVD player may be expecting to find a DVD on drive D:,
which is now a "logical" hard drive.  Check and see.  All you may have
to do is change the default drive your DVD player uses.