On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 02:15:07PM +0100, Klistvud wrote: > Dne, 10. 12. 2009 12:17:33 je lee napisal(a): > > > > > Now even after a shutdown and turning off the power, the drive still > > doesn't work. So this might be a hardware problem, and it's getting > > off topic --- but any ideas are welcome ... > > > > Generally, when faced with a dilemma whether an issue is hardware- or > software- related, I boot up a live CD or two. Any odd Ubuntu will do.
Ok, but in which way would doing this help? I haven't changed the software, and it was working before I tried to write a DVD RW. Now the drive is somehow blocked, and unless writing DVD RWs generally damages drives, I don't have sufficient reason to conclude that the drive is now broken. They have a new firmware on their website, but installing it seems to require windoze, which, of course, I don't have: http://www.lge.com/de/support/product/support-product-profile.jsp?customerModelCode=CH08LS10&matchedModelCode=NOT_MATCHED&searchEngineModelCode=CH08LS10&initialTab=documents&targetPage=support-product-profile Maybe I should take it to the dealer and have them check it and eventually change it out ... yun:/home/lee# hdparm -I /dev/scd0 /dev/scd0: ATAPI CD-ROM, with removable media Model Number: HL-DT-ST BDDVDRW CH08LS10 Serial Number: H5798E65044 Firmware Revision: 1.00 Standards: Likely used CD-ROM ATAPI-1 Configuration: DRQ response: 50us. Packet size: 12 bytes cache/buffer size = unknown Capabilities: LBA, IORDY(can be disabled) DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns yun:/home/lee# -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org