"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: > > > All of a sudden, my CD writer refuses to work properly (it has been > > working just fine until now, for at least 18 months or so). > > 1. Clean the lens. Buy a CD/DVD lens clean disk for about 20-30 NIS.
Anything in particular that I should need to know in connection with Linux? Brands that work or don't? Commands to make the cleaning disk spin? Or do they come with music? http://www.immt.pwr.wroc.pl/faq/msg00092.html http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/cdfaq.htm#cdcdlcd don't make me feel very optimistic though... > 2. Look for microcode updates on the web. Uh? Why should I? -- Oleg Goldshmidt | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================== First binary search algorithm - J. Mauchly, 1946 First correct binary search algorithm - D.H.Lehmer, 1960 ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]