On 8/19/07, Robert <kerplop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I would suspect IDE cable, DVD drive, P/S, motherboard (assuming an
> on-board IDE channel) in that order. Don't overlook the drive's power
> connector, either.
>
I'll check out the cable when I get a chance, but most of the rest of
the hardware is relatively new (p/2, mobo, hdd, hdc, cable, in order
from newest to oldest). See also below.
> Do you have another machine you can try that boot DVD in?
Actually, the boot DVD reads & boots just fine (wrote it on the hdc
drive), it just doesn't automount.
> Can you read a CD in the failing drive?
Yes, also DVDs, data or movie, no problems.
> Have you been monkeying around with the kernel?
No. I have NTFS r/w support built in, but no other mods.
> Is the "DVD drive" really a DVD drive or is it only for CDs?
hdc is an Emprex 16x DVD+/-R D/L DVD/CD burner; hdd is a Hammer
(Matsushita) 16x DVD+/-R D/L DVD burner. Both work fine for almost
every other CD or DVD I have burned in either drive, it's just this
one data DVD that seems to have gone bad since June 9 when I burned
it.
FYI, the DVD is question is a TDK 16x +R DVD. I may have burned it at
16x, although I've noticed that for movies and best compatibility, 12x
works better in the Emprex and 8x in the Hammer.
Thanks.
mhr
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