[ale] Sony DRU-500A

[Geoffrey]

Eric Webb wrote:
> Hi ALE,
> 
> Has anyone had any luck with the Sony DRU-500A under Linux?  I have one of 
> these and have been trying off and on for the last year or so to get it to 
> burn DVDs.  I am not having any luck right now -- it seems to talk to the 
> drive, but seems to think that it has incorrect media in it.  I have tried 
> Sony DVD+RW's, Memorex DVD+R's, Memorex DVD-R's and Sony DVD-R's... 

A couple of suggestions.  You might subscribe to the cdwriter list. 
Also, many cd/dvd burners have firmware upgrades available, you might 
check on this after posting inquiries to the cdwriter list.

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Until later, Geoffrey                     Registered Linux User #108567
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