cdrom errors

[Simon Bell]

>What alot of people tend to forget is, that because a device runs ok on
>Windows, it doesn't mean it will run ok on Linux (Or any other Unix based
OS
>for that matter). I've known systems running DOS/Windows OS's for years, to
>fail as soon as Xenix was installed on it (Another Unix based OS). And
another
>thing to remember is that most/all the hardware manufacturer's out there
have
>been brain washed into designing their hardware to run on Windows. And in
>some/most cases it does things differently than a Unix based OS.
>
>I have run both Pioneer and Ricoh CD-ROM drives and burners in my systems
with
>Linux (for years now), without a single problem. Here in Australia they are
a
>little more expensive than other brands but at least I know they work
without
>any trouble.
>
>There's another command that can be put into the /etc/modules.conf file to
>turn DMA on/off. But I can't remember what it was (Someone else on this
list
>may be able to shed some light on this). (I don't use that command on this
>system here at the office, but on the one at home I do.)
>
>Wolf
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The odd thing is that this problem did not occur with redhat 8, but has done
with redhat 9 and fedora.

Simon
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