>I have seen this problem before
>and replacing the CD-ROM and or the CD-RW
>will solve the problem.
>The Problem I had was with a Samsung 8x8x32 CD-RW
>that i was using it to load Redhat 7.1 on a new system,
>so i replaced the CD-RW with an LG 4x8x32
>and everthing was fine.
>----------------------Cyclox
Having only just purchased these items I would be unwilling to replace them. The CD writer was approx £100 from Maplin and the CD ROM was £30 from N2C, if I replace them then that is money down the drain. These are standard hardware components Linux should be able to cope with them.
Regards
Paul J. Miller