Re: [2.1.47] patch to avoid the ATAPI CD locking at boot

Andrea Arcangeli (arcangeli@mbox.queen.it)
Wed, 30 Jul 1997 20:12:18 +0200 (CEST)


On Wed, 30 Jul 1997, Trent Johnson wrote:

>I have experienced this problem with a sony 4x cdrom.

Did you tried my patch?

>
>Trent
>
>In message <19970729174718.31192@msu.edu>, Aaron Tiensivu writes:
>>> Description of the problem (you must have an ATAPI CD to try the following
>>> it):
>>> 1. Reboot your machine
>>> 2. Wait lilo prompt
>>> 3. Before boot linux open your ATAPI CD-ROM (as you want to insert a CD,
>>> you can also insert a CD)
>>> 4. Don' t close the CD-ROM with the eject button, but leave it opened
>>> 5. With the CD-ROM opened start linux from lilo (that is waiting from
>>> point 2).
>>> 6. When the boot is finished and you are logging into your system try to
>>> open the CD-ROM with the eject button (the same you pressed at point 3
>>> to open it)
>>> 7. The CD is locked
>>
>>Hmm..
>>This might be specific to your CD-ROM brand since my old junky Goldstar 4X
>>CD-ROM doesn't have trouble.
>>
>>What brand do you have?
>>
>

Andrea Arcangeli