Re: formatting CD-RW locks the system

[Robert Hancock]

Stas Sergeev wrote:
> OK, I'll try cdrecord too, thanks.
> But there might be a bug in the kernel
> if the system literally dies with the
> cdrwtool.

If the format is being done as a single blocking ATAPI command, then 
that will definitely block any other accesses on the same IDE channel, 
at least - that's just the way IDE works. That shouldn' have an effect 
on other IDE channels though..

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