Kurt Wall wrote:
On Sat, Jan 06, 2007 at 01:09:37PM -0800, Norm wrote:
My HL-DT-ST CD RW GCE-8240B drive will not write to a disk. The box is
a dual boot and when it is in its windoze configuration the drive does
write correctly. FC6 can read data on a disk in the drive but it
refuses to read a blank disk I have tried using both K3b and x-CD-Roast
with similar results, Does Linux have a hardware issue with this drive,
the only other thought I have is my cd drive is a slave on the same
controller that my DVD drive is a master on and possibly switching them
may be the answer. Before I make the switch I would like to confirm
that the problem is not a Linux compatibility issue.
I quick goggling doesn't indicate any reported incompatibilities. Did
this drive work with other Linux distributions or kernels?
Kurt
I haven't tried it with other linux configurations (but seem to recall
using it with a Knoppix STD live disk once ), I was planning to give
switching the DVD CD drives with respect to master/slave but giving it a
try with a live CD sounds like a easier and faster check.
