[ale] serious problem with Mandrake 9.2 kernels

[Rene Rasmussen]

If only LG had followed the ATAPI-standard, this never would have happened.
How can a company re-use a flusch_cache command to be used to write new firmware to a cdrom drive?
The only thing to do, is to stop buying / supporting companies like LG. They'll get the point eventually!

Regards,
Ren? Rasmussen

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Geoffrey 
  To: ALE 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 1:43 PM
  Subject: [ale] serious problem with Mandrake 9.2 kernels



  Saw this on the Mandrake website.  Latest mandrake kernel could trash 
  your cdrom, seriously:

  "A problem has been discovered with certain LG-based CD-ROM drives and 
  Mandrake Linux 9.2. The kernel that comes shipped with Mandrake Linux 
  9.2 and early updates would send a FLUSH_CACHE command to the drive 
  which would make drive inoperable by overwriting its firmware. 
  Unfortunately, many Dell computers (possibly others) come with these 
  CD-ROM drives. Currently, it is not believed to affect DVD-ROM/R/RW 
  drives and some CD-RW drives; but this all depends entirely upon the 
  firmware on the device."

  http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/lgerrata.php3

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  Until later, Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net

  Building secure systems inspite of Microsoft

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