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| DATE | 2003-10-27 |
| FROM | From: "Ray C."
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Mandrake 9.2 may kill LG CD-ROM drives
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it destroys the firmware.. it is and issue w/ the hardware makers POS firmware
rumour has it they knew about it but did nothing... now this...
On Monday 27 October 2003 08:56 am, Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS wrote:
> 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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