From owner-freebsd-stable Wed Mar 13 13:23:38 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98A8F37B404 for ; Wed, 13 Mar 2002 13:23:31 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g2DLN4J47677; Wed, 13 Mar 2002 22:23:04 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 22:23:04 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Thierry Herbelot Cc: Mike Meyer , dan@langille.org, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cdrecord under 4.5-stable Message-ID: <20020313222304.E47476@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20020313164933.685BC3F0E@bast.unixathome.org> <15503.43210.589943.235832@guru.mired.org> <3C8FC06D.CC8C0CFD@herbelot.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3C8FC06D.CC8C0CFD@herbelot.com>; from thierry@herbelot.com on Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 10:11:09PM +0100 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 10:11:09PM +0100, Thierry Herbelot wrote: > Mike Meyer wrote: > > > > That to me means it's time to try rebuilding cdrecord, as it has it's > > fingers fairly thoroughly into the system. Or maybe it's time to clean > > the cd writer > > In a word : DON'T DO THAT : I recently destroyed a burner after cleaning > it with a special-purpose "drive-cleaning" CD (plastic disc with some > packs of hair near the center). Nobody said you should use a cleaning CD (/me hates these things). > The burner was a bit old, and was replaced by a speedier Yamaha drive, > but I certainly wish I still had a working, old and slow, Philips > burner. If it is any consolation: Philips CDRW drives die anyway. One for me, and 2 for 2 friends, all early deads with low mileage. Wilko -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message