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| DATE | 2004-03-17 |
| FROM | Joe Villari
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] PowerBook CDROM is very flakey
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Steve
Have you tried or searched the YDL list? I've never had a problem with
cds in YDL 2.3 and kernel 2.4.20 on my TI PowerBook. I have had lots of
the described problem in MAC OS9.2. I usually have to restart the
computer with th cd in place.
My PB has a DVD.
Joe
Steve Milo wrote:
> I need help on this, I have already emailed YellowDog and one of their
> engineers have responded with some questions. I have replied but have not
> recieved a response yet.
>
> The CDROM on my laptop is acting up, it is really frustrating the living crap
> out of me.
>
> What happens is I will insert a CDROM, one that works on any computer and any
> OS, into the PowerBook. The CD will thrash about this way and that a few
> times and if something inside decides it wants to run the CDROM will get read.
> Otherwise the CDROM will either stop spinning the CD or spit the CD out.
> Twice I had a kernel panic that gave me all sorts of interesting output to the
> screen. Another time the machine simply shut off.
>
> The CDROM works fine under OSX
>
> Anyone?
>
> Steve M
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Fair Use -
because it's either fair use or useless....
NYLXS is a trademark of NYLXS, Inc
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