>From: Mike Fox Morrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Has anyone noticed a higher rate of various write errors with CDRECORD >(version 1.11a08)? > Several of my clients (that have RedHat Linux 6.2 installed) and that I've >upgraded to the 1.11a08, have been having more-than-usual write errors. >They range from mid-track errors, to fixation errors, to reporting that a >disk is supposedly write-protected. > The mid-track errors can be attributed to bad CD-R, I understand. The >'write-protected' can probably be attributed to user-error (putting in a >previously burned disk.) Unfortunately, I can't verify any of these because >my clients are long-distance to me. > The failure of fixation puzzles me, tho. This is one that I have VERIFIED >happened - I reviewed the output of CDRECORD, and had the disk mailed to >me. All I had to do was properly fix the disk (-fix) and the disk was fine >after that. > Now, this has happened on two specific clients of mine, one which has a >Plextor PX-W1210S, and the other, which has a Plextor PX-W124TS. (Note that >I have other clients using the same drives, and without a problem, so far.)
> It all seems to start when they were put on 1.11a08. I'm tempted to >recompile for them and put them on a15, but though I'd ask for other >opinions on it. One client is using TDK (Manuf. index: 22; Manufacturer: >Ritek Co.), the other varies between same and some no-name brand (no log >available for that one.) Sorry, but with such "reports" you only increase the traffic on the mailing list. If you like to get useful help you should read http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private/problems.html J�rg EMail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (home) J�rg Schilling D-13353 Berlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] (uni) If you don't have iso-8859-1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work) chars I am J"org Schilling URL: http://www.fokus.gmd.de/usr/schilling ftp://ftp.fokus.gmd.de/pub/unix -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
