-----Original Message----- From: S Glasoe [mailto:srglasoe@comcast.net]
On Tuesday 13 June 2006 1:52 pm, mlist@safenet-inc.com wrote:
When the system runs its filesystem checks there's never any corruption mentioned. I figure that if the boot sector were corrupt/damaged, then I would have far more significant symptoms. What's left?
Haven't heard of this happening with that kind of regularity. Are you sure that WinXP doesn't have problems also? Do you use WinXP enough to know that it doesn't have trouble(s) with the DVD drive? Usually Linux can stress the hardware more than Win-whatever so the problem may show up more in Linux.
I've had no request from Windows to insert a DVD for any purpose... I don't use it for much. :-) Played the movie Chicken Run on it once, with no problem.
I'd suspect that there is something with the DVD drive subsystem (power, IDE cable, drive itself) causing it to 'disappear' long enough to let YaST Install Sources think it really did go away.
If that were the case, then I'd expect glitches when I play a movie, as the drive is running constantly. There's also no problem when installing (I re-installed 10.0 a few times...) which is a LOT of start-and-stop operation, so both types of stress are well covered, and no problem is seen. The cables were upgrades at the same time as the power supply. I "buzzed" the IDE cable with the multi-meter, while wiggling it, and detected no problems (what a pain that was, inserting a probe 80 times... not that I really _had to_ ... every second conductor was ground, but I was on a roll)
My first hunch is power. The PS may be good quality but it may also be getting old and putting out less power than before. On either the 5V logic side or the 12V power to the motor side.
From other experience, I also would expect a marginal
I really don't think that the power supply is the cause, because the PS was a replacement, deliberately chosen for excess capability beyond the system requirements. I did put my multi-meter on the spare power connectors, and noticed no significant drop during disk activity, DVD activity, etc. The PS is not straining at all. power supply to generate other system glitches.
Why not copy the DVD to a directory and then point YaST to that? Or make sure that an online source is listed instead. That way you eliminate the DVD drive itself.
Certainly worth considering, but doesn't explain this very specific and maddening symptom. Kevin The information contained in this electronic mail transmission may be privileged and confidential, and therefore, protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer without copying or disclosing it. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com