Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Hi,
I am upgrading my Linux box of SuSE 9.2 and would like to insert a LG DVD. Do the list users have any model number preferences or perhaps even a differnt make ie Samsung?
Having had good occurences with a LiteON CD-ROM drive I have installed a LiteOn DVDRW and it is detected perfectly in SuSE 9.2. I haven't burnt anything yet but am sure all will be OK. Strange but true, when contacting LiteON directly, they said it was not tested under Linux and I should rater buy Windows and install it there as they have tested it on Windows. Yeh right, buy Windows, for what? :) -- ======================================================================== Hylton Conacher - Linux user # 229959 at http://counter.li.org Currently using SuSE 9.2 Professional with KDE ========================================================================
On 01/04/06, Hylton Conacher(ZR1HPC) <hylton@conacher.co.za> wrote:
Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Hi,
I am upgrading my Linux box of SuSE 9.2 and would like to insert a LG DVD. Do the list users have any model number preferences or perhaps even a differnt make ie Samsung?
Having had good occurences with a LiteON CD-ROM drive I have installed a LiteOn DVDRW and it is detected perfectly in SuSE 9.2. I haven't burnt anything yet but am sure all will be OK.
Strange but true, when contacting LiteON directly, they said it was not tested under Linux and I should rater buy Windows and install it there as they have tested it on Windows.
Yeh right, buy Windows, for what? :)
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On Sunday 02 April 2006 9:53 am, Kevanf1 wrote:
Strange but true, when contacting LiteON directly, they said it was not tested under Linux and I should rater buy Windows and install it there as they have tested it on Windows.
I am surprised how many companies are still out there with products that work with Linux but they are afraid to officially say so. If it were my product I would test it and print right on the box that it works with Linux. Who knows how many more customers they would get? I have two Lite-On DVD burners (8x single layer) and they work great with Linux! Bryan **************************************** Powered by Mepis Linux 3.3.1 KDE 3.3.2 KMail 1.7.2 This is a Microsoft-free computer Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson@earthlink.net ****************************************
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