Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: DVD writer and IDE support... | Date | Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:35:22 +0200 | From | aeriksson@fastmail ... |
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> > What brand/model drive is this? > It's an AOPEN DUW1608/ARR http://usa.aopen.com/products/dvd+rw/DUW1608ARR.htm
Should I consider changing it? (I got an 'if this doesn't run on Linux I can trade it in' warranty at the shop)
> It is possible to get very weird errors if you have unsupported media in > the drive and some drives don't like certain media types. Sometimes a > firmware update on the drive fixes it although it usually requires > windows (or sometimes dos) to install the update (or linux will do if > the drive is a plextor). > I noticed a firmware upgrade on the web page (.exe) will try to get a dos disk running... Sigh...
/Anders
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