Sounds like M$ had their fingers in this one ;-) Aaron Thompson wrote: >Bad news for Mandrake Lovers... 9.2 could cause physical >damage... > >If you have a cdrom from LG Electronics (Suposedly Dell uses >these) it would be a good idea to _not_ install Mandrake 9.2 >right now. > >http://www.linuxworld.com/story/35661.htm >http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/errata.php3#badlg > >--<CLIP>-- >Error scenario: Installing 9.2 and being told unable to install >the base system and subsequent reboot reveals that CD-ROM drive >is physically dead. > >Why: According to LG Electronics, their ODD (Optical Disc Drive) >products do not support Linux nor do they test with Linux. >Unfortunately, many Dell computers (possibly others) come with >these CD-ROM drives. > >Solution: Currently there is no solution or work-around for >this issue; it is still under investigation. Damage occurs even >when doing a network install. At this point, please do not >install Mandrake Linux 9.2 on any computer containing a >LG-based CD-ROM drive or it will damage your CD-ROM drive! We >are actively looking for a solution to this problem. >--<CLIP>-- > > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list