Bob Nielsen wrote: > > On Tue, 26 Aug 1997, Carl Flippin wrote: > > > Every time I try to access my cdrom under any distribution of Linux, > > the entire system goes into limbo. My drive is connected to a PAS 16 > > and it appears that autoprobe is finding it since the light on the > > drive flashes. The drive is a Toshiba 2x. Has anyone heard of this > > problem before? Do I need to get a new CDROM drive? > > I would strongly recommend that you compile the appropriate non-IDE driver > into your kernel and avoid autoprobing. I had many problems with > autoprobing a Creative Labs CD-ROM.
My matshushita cdrom got really fried after being probed as a mitsumi. After that, many parts in the computer started to warm up dangerously and I took the drive out before it could do any more damage. Joost -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .