CDR Going Bad?

[Kurt Wall]

On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 05:10:41PM -0500, Kurt Wall took 30 lines to write:
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 04:53:41PM -0500, Net Llama! took 85 lines to write:
> > On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Kurt Wall wrote:
> > 
> > > After fighting with the 2.6 kernel and CD burning, I've concluded that my
> > > CDR is heading south because I can no longer burn CDs even from a 2.4
> > > kernel.
> 
> [log/debug detritus snipped]
> 
> > > During the query, my system freezes solid. Further attempts to interact
> > > with the drive fail miserably and freeze the system. I'm open to suggestions
> > > before I run out and get a replacement. I might post a query to the
> > > cdrecord list. I get the same results with the latest alpha of cdrecord.

I ended up ordering a new drive (see http://tinyurl.com/4fzmd). For $24
plus shipping, it's hard to beat. The same drive is $80 at BestBuy and
$50 at CompUSA.

Kurt
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