Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 22:23:04 +0100 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 Subject: Re: cdrecord under 4.5-stable Message-ID: <20020313222304.E47476@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <3C8FC06D.CC8C0CFD@herbelot.com>; from thierry@herbelot.com on Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 10:11:09PM %2B0100 References: <20020313164933.685BC3F0E@bast.unixathome.org> <15503.43210.589943.235832@guru.mired.org> <3C8FC06D.CC8C0CFD@herbelot.com>
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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
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