What DVD drive works with Fedora?

[David G. Miller]

"Ada Ho" <ada_ho2003 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I have tried to install Fedora (Fedora 6, Fedora 5, Fedora 2) on my pc using
> a Sony DVD RW DV-Q120A. 
>
> No matter which version of Fedora I use, the installation doesn't run. In
> the case of Fedora 6, Anaconda
>
> Never starts and I get a blue screen and no response except to
> <alt><cntrl><delete>.
>
>  
>
> Has anyone had problems with the Sony DVD writer? Can anyone make
> recommendations about
>
> DVD drives that are known to work? 
I haven't tried booting from it for an install but this drive:

[root at bend ~]# cat /proc/ide/hdc/model
SONY DVD RW AW-Q170A

seems to work in all other respects (read/write of CDs, and both single 
and double layer DVDs).  As one of the other responses suggested, try 
different bootable media (earlier Fedora CD or DVD, Windoze, whatever) 
before blaming the drive.

Cheers,
Dave

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