Well, it would be interesting if it turned out to be a kernel problem. I hadn't installed hal until (relatively) recently, so I don't know what kernel version introduced the problem.
I'm not sure what driver is used for these CD-ROM drives, but it might be worth taking a close look at it. Perhaps the way it interacts with the drive has changed in some obvious way. It could, indeed, be a firmware-driver interaction problem, where there was a firmware bug which was only triggered by a change in the driver. :-/ Perhaps this bug could be forked off (and assigned to the kernel or something) to deal with the remaining issue?.... -- Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "It's just a goddamned piece of paper." -- President Bush, referring to the US Constitution http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7779.shtml -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
