[wellylug] Warning: Mandrake 9.2 and LG CD-ROM Drives

[Eugene Van Wyk]

I have had an old 4 speed CDROM that did weird things when I tried to
install an earlier version of Redhat.  Foolishly I tried a few times and
the drive died.  The brand was Sanyo.

I have tried to run Lindows (the APC magazine version) on 2 different
machines, without success.  However the second machine has an old 36
speed CDROM, which made some very strange noises when starting from the
Lindows CD.  It sounds as though something is rammed against its stop -
the lens assembly against limits perhaps?  Brand is "Noname special",
but sold by the same crowd that distributes Mustek stuff. 

Any ideas on what would cause this, and is it similar to what is
happening on LG drives?

Eugene van Wyk
Test Development Engineer
4RF Communications
26 Glover str
Ngaraunga
Wellington
New  Zealand


-----Original Message-----
From: Linux Shop [mailto:contact at linuxshop.co.nz] 
Sent: Saturday, 25 October 2003 4:47 p.m.
To: wellylug at lists.naos.co.nz
Subject: [wellylug] Warning: Mandrake 9.2 and LG CD-ROM Drives

Do not install Mandrake 9.2 on LG based CD-ROM drives. 

Many people have reported that their CD drives are fried/broken when
installing Mandrake 9.2. LG drives are common on Dell PCs.

See: http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/
http://www.mandrakeclub.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Splatt_Forum&fil
e=viewtopic&topic=12568&forum=9&post_id=44542

The issue is not thought to affect any other CD-ROM drives.

Apologies to those that have read this message more than once, but it is
important 
to let people know ASAP.

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