Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 30 Jul 1997 20:12:18 +0200 (CEST) | From | Andrea Arcangeli <> | Subject | Re: [2.1.47] patch to avoid the ATAPI CD locking at boot |
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On Wed, 30 Jul 1997, Trent Johnson wrote:
>I have experienced this problem with a sony 4x cdrom.
Did you tried my patch?
> >Trent > >In message <19970729174718.31192@msu.edu>, Aaron Tiensivu writes: >>> Description of the problem (you must have an ATAPI CD to try the following >>> it): >>> 1. Reboot your machine >>> 2. Wait lilo prompt >>> 3. Before boot linux open your ATAPI CD-ROM (as you want to insert a CD, >>> you can also insert a CD) >>> 4. Don' t close the CD-ROM with the eject button, but leave it opened >>> 5. With the CD-ROM opened start linux from lilo (that is waiting from >>> point 2). >>> 6. When the boot is finished and you are logging into your system try to >>> open the CD-ROM with the eject button (the same you pressed at point 3 >>> to open it) >>> 7. The CD is locked >> >>Hmm.. >>This might be specific to your CD-ROM brand since my old junky Goldstar 4X >>CD-ROM doesn't have trouble. >> >>What brand do you have? >> >
Andrea Arcangeli
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