Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 24 Feb 1998 11:22:51 +0100 (MET) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: ATAPI CDROM error message |
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On Mon, 23 Feb 1998 mharris@ican.net wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Feb 1998, Jon Torrez wrote: > > > <WWW>I keep getting the following error when trying to change my CDROM > > <WWW>motor spindown timer. Any ideas what could be causing it? > > <WWW>Kernel bug? Shitty hardware? My guess is that it is the latter. > > > I would not doubt your hardware not liking zero seconds. > > I don't think it's that it doesn't like it, but rather that > something is broken, either hdparm, the driver for ATAPI CDROMS, > or else the firmware on the CDROM.
I also think it's the hardware. When a >24 speed CDROM is running for too long, you'll notice that the CD is kinda 'warm'. Now imagine a CD spinning several weeks (!) on that speed. That would 'drastically reduce' the lifespan of both the player and the CD :-)
It's not a bug, it's a feature,
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