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LG Problem Fixed

This has been fixed. (For this Non-ATAPI compliant drive.)
Why not report "new problems" with Windows 95?


QUOTE:
The problem was that the kernel would send a FLUSH_CACHE command to the LG CD-ROM drive which would destroy the drive. This is because LG CD-ROM drives are **not compliant with the ATAPI specification**. The specification does not require an implementation of the FLUSH_CACHE command in the driver, and returning an error (or doing nothing) would have been the correct behaviour for the drive. Likewise, reusing a command is against the specification and LG has reused the FLUSH_CACHE command to modify the firmware of the drive, but they are unwilling to disclose exactly what the command does.

SOLUTION:
A new kernel (2.4.22-21mdk) has been released that fixes this problem in the kernel, although the CD-ROM devices are still not up to specification. New CDs and ISOs will be available shortly to correct these problems; they will come with the new kernel.

Posted by: SC-man   Posted on: 03/24/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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