[arch-general] DVD's won't read

[Felipe Tanus]

On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Guus Snijders <gsnijders at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I used to tell people that it couldn't hurt to use the better quality (80
> wire) cables, but i would not be suprised if those are neccesary with
> current drives. Are the 40-wires types even still available?
>
> Getting a new 80-wire (P)ATA cable shouldn't cost more than a few bucks, so
> maybe that is an option?
>
> Also, does dmesg tell you anything when trying to read a DVD?
>
>
> mvg,
>   Guus
>

Hey,
           I'm not sure if you guys agree with me, but I believe that if it
can read DVD with a 40 wires flat cable on the boot, it *must* be able to
read with the same cable in the OS. I understand that it *may* solve the
issue, but I believe that it is more than a hardware issue, it's a software.
I believe the right thing to do was to check a bugtracker, but i'm not sure
which one to check . Maybe Linux kernel one?
           Finally, I ask again: Does someone has at least a thought about
why a 40-wired cable works in the boot of the computer but not in the OS,
and a 80-wired cable could fix the issue?

          thanks,


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