> How do I keep the firmware up to date on my shiny dvd burner? > > No floppy.
Pathetic. They're <$20. Alternatively, when you install your Linux, make a smallish (20-50MB) /dev/hda1 for Redmond-DOS, and install an old version of said on that partition. Try freedos if you want to risk it. Your really limiting factor is the fact that most vendors only distribute their firmware in .exe files, and they can't be extracted by unzip[1], and they can't be extracted under MS-DOS either because some dork decided you have to click ok to their obnoxious license. Volker [1] If they can, you're lucky, but chances aren't good. -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
