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Date:      Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:09:24 -0800
From:      J.C. Roberts <unknown@abac.com>
To:        Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
Cc:        freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 6.0R-alpha ISOs - not bootable?
Message-ID:  <l84ts1psieucesh85pmkoepqp0qnl508o2@4ax.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060116145719.GB29044@freebie.xs4all.nl>
References:  <20060107232833.GA53165@seekingfire.com> <20060107233120.GA556@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20060107233606.GB53165@seekingfire.com> <20060108091346.GA2801@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20060110145845.GV25702@seekingfire.com> <20060110181105.GA23635@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20060114155126.GQ53216@seekingfire.com> <6.2.1.2.2.20060116070710.02c64ea0@psulias.psu.edu> <20060116145719.GB29044@freebie.xs4all.nl>

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On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:57:20 +0100, Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
wrote:

>On Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 07:14:02AM -0500, Paul Baughman wrote..
>> Finally had a chance to download 6.0R.  It boots my 2100A fine and =
drops=20
>> into the installer without a hitch.    I was short of time, so I =
didn't do=20
>> the install, but I thought you'd like to know that much.
>
>Fascinating.  Now the big question is how do these 2 Lynx boxes differ?

Actually, the two machines might be identical and the *only*  difference
is the type of CDR media being used. Older CDROM drives do not play well
with a lot CDR media (depending on process type and dye color) because
it has a lower reflectance than "Mastered" CDROM discs.

There is a work around; there is a CRD media called "Diamond DISC" or
"Diamond Media" which has superior reflectance -looks exactly like a
"Mastered" CDROM. I've had "Diamond Media" work in nearly every ancient
drive I've tried, even when the manufacturer *officially* states that
CRD is not supported and even in drives that predate the creation CRD by
many years.

Hope this helps,

JCR





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