LOOK before installing Mandrake 9.2!

[Xeroid]

Be advised. If you own an LG Electronics CD drive or a Dell PC you must look HERE BEFORE installing Mandrake Linux 9.2 ! !

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.

Other errata can be found at the link provided above as well.

Mike

[thePh@r@oh]

thats good to know cause i have a LG DVD rom and i was considering setting Linux up on this box

[Scott Tiger]

Add those folks to the DO NOT BUY FROM list.

Thanks for the info Xeroid.

[Xeroid]

I wonder if any other distros are having this problem?

[Mike]

I think I am alright. It's still good that this was posted. Just a good heads-up for users to start thinking about swapping cd-rom drives.

[[Neo770]]

hmm i'v installed a few linux 's with my LG dvd drive, whats so different about mandrake 9.2 i wonder.

I'd check the link but its not working for me at the moment.

[Xeroid]

Hummm, the link in my first post works for me. Try this:

http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/errata.php3

[[Neo770]]

Nope I cant even get to mandrakelinux.com . Nevermind ill have another look tommorow.

[sixf00t4]

i am in the same boat as neo. i have had drake 8.2, 9,m 9.1 rc1 2 and 3, so i wonder what is new with 9.2 good thing it didnt have audigy support built in, or i may have been screwed

[DanGrease]

Thanks Xeroid!
Thats great to know since I have a LG Electronics CD drive in my computer and I was waiting for the public release to be available and I would install it on my machine. But the weird part is I used Mandrake 9.1 alot on the same computer without any problems at all.



dan