>What alot of people tend to forget is, that because a device runs ok on >Windows, it doesn't mean it will run ok on Linux (Or any other Unix based OS >for that matter). I've known systems running DOS/Windows OS's for years, to >fail as soon as Xenix was installed on it (Another Unix based OS). And another >thing to remember is that most/all the hardware manufacturer's out there have >been brain washed into designing their hardware to run on Windows. And in >some/most cases it does things differently than a Unix based OS. > >I have run both Pioneer and Ricoh CD-ROM drives and burners in my systems with >Linux (for years now), without a single problem. Here in Australia they are a >little more expensive than other brands but at least I know they work without >any trouble. > >There's another command that can be put into the /etc/modules.conf file to >turn DMA on/off. But I can't remember what it was (Someone else on this list >may be able to shed some light on this). (I don't use that command on this >system here at the office, but on the one at home I do.) > >Wolf -- The odd thing is that this problem did not occur with redhat 8, but has done with redhat 9 and fedora. Simon
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