On Monday 03 February 2003 20:07, Guillaume Rousse wrote:
>I guess you have hardware problem. I also had similar problems with old
>cd-rom.
Yes, I think you are correct. I got the same suggestion from some
smart fellow on the plf list as well:
On Sunday 02 February 2003 10:06, Luca Olivetti wrote:
>Chuck Shirley wrote:
>
>> /dev/hde is a Samsung 6x DVD-ROM drive:
>
>Maybe it's unrelated to your problem but I distrust samsung products so
>I believe it to be the problem.
>I have a samsung combo (cdrw+dvd) that has produced nothing but
>coasters, no matter what tricks, settings, firmware revisions I have
>tried (and I tried many, believe me).
>Many other users have reported problems with this drive, and samsung
>support has been unhelpful at best.
>(I would have posted a link to lhd.datapower.com but it is no more
>functional).
>For me samsung products are just trash.
>Now I have a cheap liteon and it performs flawlessly.
So, I have ordered a newer Sony 16x drive. I will tell all if it
corrects the problem when it arrives. I hope there is a new kernel
before then, as I hate to reboot just for a hardware change! ;^)
Thanks Luca and Guillaume!
-Charles S.
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