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Subject:    Re: EIDE Rewritable 12x or 10x Drives?
From:       "Chris Clayton" <chris () theclaytons ! freeserve ! co ! uk>
Date:       2002-06-19 17:58:03
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Hi,

I'm using a 16x12x40 Cyber Drive with no problems.

But to reenforce Peter's warning about patch/kernel versions, I had no
success whatsoever with my previous drive ( a Mitsumi 4802TE) until I tried
kernel 2.4.19-pre5 with the packet writing 2.4.19-pre4 patch.

Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Osterlund" <petero2@telia.com>
To: "Fritz Lnes" <cdseekr@yahoo.com>
Cc: <packet-writing@suse.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 6:38 AM
Subject: Re: EIDE Rewritable 12x or 10x Drives?


> On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Fritz Lnes wrote:
>
> > I am currently trying to find out information on EIDE
> > CD-RW drives with a 10x or 12x rewritable speed, and
> > their compatibility with the packet-writing module.  I
> > have attempted a TEAC drive but had horrible luck.  I
> > am currently looking at a few models - Sony
> > (CRX195A1), ASUS (CRW-1610A), Mitsumi (CR-480ATE or
> > CR-485CTE) and Lite-On (LTR-24102B or LTR-48125W).
> > Are there any recommendations on these or any other
> > drive that would fit these criteria?
>
> I have a Sony CRX175A-RP, 24x/10x/40x, powerburn. It works well with the
> packet writing module. (It doesn't seem to support Mount Rainier though.)
>
> Also when testing, make sure to use the latest patch (2.4.19-pre4) even if
> you are using an older kernel (such as 2.4.18). The 19-pre4/18 combination
> is known to work, but if you try a combination that doesn't work, you have
> much better chances if you upgrade the kernel instead of downgrading the
> packet patch. (Some drives need the 2.4.19-pre4 patch to work at all.)
>
> --
> Peter Osterlund - petero2@telia.com
> http://w1.894.telia.com/~u89404340
>
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