From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 6 22:56:29 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E770A16A417 for ; Thu, 6 Dec 2007 22:56:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rmarella@gmail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.240]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3BEC13C458 for ; Thu, 6 Dec 2007 22:56:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rmarella@gmail.com) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id c14so125848anc for ; Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:56:29 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:x-mailer:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=lR+fTNLY4T3PAmqDRdhUaVl7yNjt45g8cnBvEUQAfkA=; b=Yxly0+wzkcieztKeatk/bYgZ4oK2QXt0Pbburc4nY5zGK4u8pJbloTSqLEQYgIAne1lkt7NQueDaLTlnyadc+l3qmWvGq2kaV4cfjp1Xrq4HAc64/13g5QqHyg+IfUaCC3up40k1kOOPrQDJY+Rk6S8iXKuH2aXe6D0F5CEX6Y4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:x-mailer:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=moLNdLzT6aQZjvj2WYCrwuWrznMCwqxHzmly0EGSsh1X+QGV7RpqEgrcsDLwv6ErdH7uG9tcc+M1JsVpelt1gVKNX0bzQF7KE545ldIGerDoCPmSHc9KsJiGKINfNudsa/PnfsS80EYxsxQ3r1snqeFZ+o2CxyW5HJVer8fuceY= Received: by 10.100.229.10 with SMTP id b10mr7844247anh.1196981789005; Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:56:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from asus64 ( [66.75.108.9]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 39sm88071nzk.2007.12.06.14.56.27 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:56:28 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 12:56:24 -1000 From: Robert Marella To: Paul Schmehl Message-ID: <20071206125624.4747a089@asus64> In-Reply-To: <29AC3FE3BEC7674A5BDA299F@utd59514.utdallas.edu> References: <00F787E8C720E8E8327BD5A1@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <20071206191359.S2276@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <29AC3FE3BEC7674A5BDA299F@utd59514.utdallas.edu> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.0.2 (GTK+ 2.12.1; amd64-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: CD/DVD writer no longer works X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:56:30 -0000 On Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:34:01 -0600 Paul Schmehl wrote: > The result of this command doesn't change if there's a known good CD > in the drive. And are you saying that the *device* appears to be > bad? Or the *driver* appears to be bad? Is there a way to confirm > this (utility? test process?) > FWIW, I had similar problems with a DVD burner a couple of weeks ago. I went ahead and replaced it and the troubles went away. You could try and see if you could boot a live file system with it. Or, boot from another optical drive (if you have one) on the system with something like freesbie/ubuntu and see if it works with the live file system. HTH Robert