Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 07:49:10 -0600 From: "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net> To: "Wilko Bulte" <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>, "Thierry Herbelot" <thierry@herbelot.com> Cc: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1016479819.f7ecbc@mired.org>, <dan@langille.org>, <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: cdrecord under 4.5-stable Message-ID: <003501c1cb5f$07cc84a0$3028680a@tgt.com> References: <20020313164933.685BC3F0E@bast.unixathome.org> <15503.43210.589943.235832@guru.mired.org> <3C8FC06D.CC8C0CFD@herbelot.com> <20020313222304.E47476@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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FYI -- Most CDRW drives use Phillips internals. Tom Veldhouse veldy@veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilko Bulte" <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: "Thierry Herbelot" <thierry@herbelot.com> Cc: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1016479819.f7ecbc@mired.org>; <dan@langille.org>; <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 3:23 PM Subject: Re: cdrecord under 4.5-stable > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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