OSX is A LOT more sensitive about bad cables. I had a problem with it not recognizing my HD, turns out that the IDE cable had a bad crease in it. The drive worked under OS9 though. I'm not quite sure if this is a bad thing or not........
I had this issue with my CDRW as well (LG 8120B). I fixed it for the most part by installing 10.1.1 with SCSI CD helper <http://www.elgato.com/freeStuff/index.html>. Even though it was an IDE drive, it still did the trick. I then upgraded to 10.1.5. I always had it in verbose mode and like you said 98% of the time, the CD worked fine. I permanently fixed it by upgrading to Jaguar and using a patched extension for my CDRW from here. Now it even can burn from disc burner and iTunes. It's a lot faster too! <http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/action.lasso?-response=list.faq.lasso&- database=faq.fp3&- layout=FaqList&Faq_Category=CDROMs%20and%20CDRs%20%20&- sortfield=DateSubmitted&-Sortorder=descending&- maxrecords=100&okaytopost=yes&-search> -Robyn P.S. If you can, seriously consider an upgrade to Jaguar. It is a lot better and probably the first OS upgrade that was actually faster than an older version. On Saturday, January 18, 2003, at 03:28 AM, Matti Haveri wrote: > In 9 the CDRW works 100% and in 10.1.5 it worked just a few days ago > before I had to reinstall X. I haven't touched the cables or the > termination but maybe X is more sensitive to bad cabling because with > the old system it worked only 98% with the hacks mentioned above. -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
