On Sunday 26 October 2003 09:01 am, HaywireMac wrote: > On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 09:40:45 -0300 > > "Angus Auld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > I have used this drive w/8.2, 9.0 and now 9.1, but I would like to > > move up to 9.2 soon, so it looks like I will need a new drive. > > Actually, I would like to get a CD-RW instead of a CR-ROM, so I > > would greatly appreciate any feedback/recommendations for > > good, Linux (Mandrake) friendly options in the medium price > > range. > > > > TIA for your time and assistance. > > Well, my LG CDRW has never once failed me. It's a bit old, just a16x > burner I bought almost 2 years ago. As has been pointed out, it's only > the readers that are affected, not the writers. I certainly wouldn't > hesitate to buy another LG, esp when the prices really start to come > down on the DVD writers.
It's the LG CDROM's that have the problem, not the CDRW's and apparently there is a firmware upgrade from LG that fixes the problem. Also, expect a new kernel in the next few days from Mandrake, although whether there will be an updated iso image remains to be announced. -- /g "Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside a dog it's too dark to read" -Groucho Marx
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