[Wylug-help] External DVD ROM/CDR-CDRW

[Anne Wilson]

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On Sunday 13 Feb 2005 11:31, C.Mackins at Bradford.ac.uk wrote:
>
> If you are using Mdk9.2 proceed with a little caution - this version chewed
> up a number of CD drives (I lost 3 LGs this way!)though apparently they can
> be recovered.

Only certain models were affected, those that had a call wrongly mapped by LG,
but it was a big pain at the time.

> I've just had a look at the Errata page at
> http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/  but it seems that its no longer
> supporting 9.2 (might be hidden elsewhere?); it's probably worth taking a
> look at the hardware database on that site to check for compatibilty.
>
9.2 reaches end-of-life in March, so at this late stage only crucial security
patches are being released.

> It might be worthwhile upgrading to 10 or 10.1 (and 10.2 will be due for
> release soon).

I'd definitely recommend going for 10.1, getting all updates as quickly as
possible and installing the latest kernel and kernel-source you can find.
Update sources can be defined using easyurpmi.zarb.org's instructions.

Anne
Anne
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