CD drive dead on install

[David Boles]

nathan bullock wrote:
> Okay I tried installing the FC5 T3 x86-64.
> First CD installed, ejected, asked for second CD. When I put in the
> second CD nothing happened, the CD didn't even spin up. And when I
> pushed OK fedora would just give me some error about still wanting the
> second CD.
> Any ideas? What information would be most useful to you guys? Should I
> be entering this into bugzilla?
> 
> I have a LG cd burner.
> I have a PCCHIPS motherboard.. I don't have the details with me right now.
> Sempron Socket 754. (+2600 I think).
> 
> Nathan
> 
This reference is to a different linux OS but it sounds like your problem with
your LG CD drive. As I recall it happened to many linux OS's and it was the
fault of LC poor firmware programing and not a linux problem. These references
explain and offer solutions.

http://www.chguy.com/mir/LGcdrom-fried.html

and

http://forum.rpc1.org/portal.php

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  David