What alot of people tend to forget is, that because a device runs ok
on
Windows, it doesn't mean it will run ok on Linux (Or any other Unix based
OS
for that matter). I've known systems running DOS/Windows OS's
for years, to
fail as soon as Xenix was installed on it (Another Unix based OS). And
another
thing to remember is that most/all the hardware manufacturer's out
there
have
been brain washed into designing their hardware to run on Windows. And
in
some/most cases it does things differently than a Unix based OS.
I have run both Pioneer and Ricoh CD-ROM drives and burners in my systems
with
Linux (for years now), without a single problem. Here in Australia
they are
a
little more expensive than other brands but at least I know they work
without
any trouble.
There's another command that can be put into the /etc/modules.conf file to
turn DMA on/off. But I can't remember what it was (Someone else on this
list
may be able to shed some light on this). (I don't use that command
on this
system here at the office, but on the one at home I do.)
Wolf
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The odd thing is that this problem did not occur with redhat 8, but has done
with redhat 9 and fedora.
Simon