The Linux eternal problem with reading CD/DVDs...

[Paul Smith]

On 7/19/06, Chong Yu Meng <chongym at cymulacrum.net> wrote:
> > > > OK, but still get a problem:
> > > >
> > > > $cd /mnt/dvd
> > > > $ cp myiso.iso ~/Desktop/
> > > > cp: reading `myiso.iso': Input/output error
> > > > $
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas?
> > > >
> > > Bad media.
> > > Media burned too fast.
> > > Dirty drive.
> > > Drive hardware problem.
> >
> > None of the above alternatives: if I boot with kernel
> > 2.6.17-1.2157_FC5, the reported problem occurs; if I boot with kernel
> > 2.6.17-1.2145_FC5, the reported problem does *not* occur. Again, a bad
> > job of kernel guys! Where should I report the bug?
>
> Are you absolutely sure? What model DVD drive are you using? Internal or
> external?

Pascal: I am using an internel NEC 3520A, and the reported problem
vanished after having booted with the previous kernel. So, I tend to
believe that the problem is related to the most recent kernel.

Paul