Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [2.1.47] patch to avoid the ATAPI CD locking at boot | Date | Wed, 30 Jul 1997 10:49:10 -0500 | From | Trent Johnson <> |
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I have experienced this problem with a sony 4x cdrom.
Trent
In message <19970729174718.31192@msu.edu>, Aaron Tiensivu writes: >> Description of the problem (you must have an ATAPI CD to try the following >> it): >> 1. Reboot your machine >> 2. Wait lilo prompt >> 3. Before boot linux open your ATAPI CD-ROM (as you want to insert a CD, >> you can also insert a CD) >> 4. Don' t close the CD-ROM with the eject button, but leave it opened >> 5. With the CD-ROM opened start linux from lilo (that is waiting from >> point 2). >> 6. When the boot is finished and you are logging into your system try to >> open the CD-ROM with the eject button (the same you pressed at point 3 >> to open it) >> 7. The CD is locked > >Hmm.. >This might be specific to your CD-ROM brand since my old junky Goldstar 4X >CD-ROM doesn't have trouble. > >What brand do you have? >
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