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My DVD writer suddenly stopped working couple of days. (before i could buy a new one)
is it possible to fix this issue?
These are my messages :
#hdparam -d1 ...
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- 09-05-2009 #1Linux Guru
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DVD Read-writer:HDIO_GETGEO failed : Inappropriate ioctl for device
My DVD writer suddenly stopped working couple of days. (before i could buy a new one)
is it possible to fix this issue?
These are my messages :
Any idea what went wrong?#hdparam -d1 /dev/cdrom
HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
HDIO_GET_DMA failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
#hdparam /dev/cdrom
IO_support = 0 (Default)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 256 (on)
HDIO_GETGEO failed : Inappropriate ioctl for deviceFirst they ignore you,Then they laugh at you,Then they fight with you,Then you win. - M.K.Gandhi
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It would appear that a system call for the i/o to the kernel has failed. Other than that I don't know enough to tell you how to fix it.
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yes..seems like i/o failure ...thanks hal343 for your reply!!
anyone know how to fix this ? any help ?First they ignore you,Then they laugh at you,Then they fight with you,Then you win. - M.K.Gandhi
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