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| DATE | 2003-10-27 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Mandrake 9.2 may kill LG CD-ROM drives
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What can possibly cause the CD to die
On Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 01:38:52PM -0000, Inker, Evan wrote:
>
> Mandrake 9.2 may kill LG CD-ROM drives
> Sunday October 26, 2003 - [ 02:15 AM GMT ]
> Topics: Components , Hardware
> By: Joe Barr
> http://www.newsforge.com/hardware/03/10/27/0218209.shtml?tid=81&tid=87
>
> As reported yesterday on Slashdot, MandrakeSoft has found a serious problem
> when using Mandrake Linux 9.2 with some models of CD-Rom drives made by LG
> Electronics. Updated
>
>
> The errata page describes the following scenario: "Installing 9.2 and being
> told unable to install the base system and subsequent reboot reveals that
> CD-ROM is physically dead."
>
> MandrakeSoft also says that as of yet, there is no workaround for the
> problem. LG Electronics CD-ROM drives are used in machines made by Dell, HP,
> Compaq, IBM and others. They report that LG Electronics says they do not
> support nor test their CD-ROM drives with Linux.
>
> Gaël Duval told NewsForge by email earlier
>
> this evening that "here is an issue with several LG CD-ROM drives and a
> Linux kernel patch we and potentially other Linux vendors are using in
> Mandrake 9.2."
>
> Duval also said "We're looking for a solution to fix this issue. On some
> models, upgrading the firmware to its newest release version before using
> Mandrake 9.2 fixes the problem."
>
> More details and identification of some of the drives damaged by installing
> Mandrake Linux 9.2 are given here.
>
> Some of the LG Electronics CD-ROM models reported to have been "fried" are
> the CRD-8322B used by Compaq and the CRD-8400B used in Dell, IBM, and Compaq
> machines.
>
> Update: As of Monday morning, the cause for the problem has been identified
> by some as code introduced to the kernel on August 15th and by others as
> buggy firmware in the LG drives themselves. Stay tuned. Video at 11.
>
>
>
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