OldBob Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Couple of questions - Re: Problems with LG-brand CD-ROMs & Mandrake version 9.2. Background: Installation of ver. 9.2 will cause LG brand CD-ROM drives to become "inoperative" !! 1)Does this "conflict" also apply to LG brand CD-RW drives ?? 2) Does this problem only occur DURING INSTALLATION, in other words, if after 9.2 is installed could I use an LG-brand CD-ROM drive as a replacement for my present Artec CD-ROM drive ?? NOTE: I have heard that Dell uses "unlabeled" LG brand CD-ROM drives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aRTee Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Mandrake has info about which drives are affected, if yours is on the list, just update the firmware as per the instructions on the LG site that is linked through from Mandrake (there are some threads here about this too); basically, yes, if you use the 'wrong' kernel, it may also 'destroy' the drive after installation. What you could do is install with another drive, then upgrade to a newer kernel, or just start with Mandrake 10.0 CE, or 9.2.1 the updated 9.2 version that came out in December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoopy Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Full information available here: http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/lgerrata.php3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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