On Thursday 26 May 2005 13:53, St�phane Pinel wrote: > Hello, > > A year ago, I've bought a "Mandrake 9.2 PowerPack" box and tried to > install it on a Dell (P IV) machine. > > During the installation process, the CD-ROM drive dead, and I needed to > buy an other one the finally got Windows XP install on it... > Mandrake support tech said that it was a coincidence... > > Today, as I have an other Dell machine that I would like to run Linux > on, I tried to install "Madrake 9.2" on it...and then, during the > install process, the CD-Rom trun off...definitively... > > Is Mandrake 9.2 know as a CD_Rom drive killer ? > > Thanks. > > St�phane
Yes it Is. The problem is in the firmware of Lucky Goldstar CD-ROM drives. The fault is due to LG not conforming to standards and misinterpreting the probe Mandrake 9.2 makes to detect if it is a CD writer as a command to wipe the firmware. The good news is your drive can be recovered. See here http://www1.mandrivalinux.com/en-us/lgerrata.php3 derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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