[ltp] [not really Linux] Capabilities of the DVD drive on R40

[Satish Balay]

On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Carlo Hamalainen wrote:

> Alexander Gran wrote:
> 
> >My T40p CD/DVD reads DVD-R, DVD+R but not the -RW media.
> >  
> My T40 (with a CD/DVD drive, no burning capability) can handle -R and 
> -RW media, but not +R stuff. Weird.
> 
> I got the impression that the firmware upgrade (mentioned in this 
> thread) lets the drive read + and - discs, but is there any way to avoid 
> making 6 floppies?

I've mentioned some of this in the other thread..

You need to look at the readme - determine which drive you have - and
download the appropriate disk. All 6 disks are not necessary.

http://www-306.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41020
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/fwdr16en.txt

>>>>>>>
This package provides firmware for the following DVD/CD-RW drives:

  Model     (Manufacturer)    Diskette image filename
  SD-R2002  (TOSHIBA)         FWDR1601
  DW-28E    (TEAC)            FWDR1601
  UJDA720   (KME/PCC)         FWDR1602
  UJDA740   (KME/PCC)         FWDR1603
  UJDA745   (KME/PCC)         FWDR1604
  GCC-4160N (HLDS)            FWDR1605
  GCC-4240N (HLDS)            FWDR1605
| GCC-4240N (HLDS)            FWDR1606
| GCC-4241N (HLDS)            FWDR1606

>>>>>>

For me it is 'UJDA745   (KME/PCC)         FWDR1604' - which is disk-4.

> I'm not really keen on buying an external floppy drive to update
> some firmware.

My old 600E floppy adapter worked with the T40 - via the port
replicator.  The alternative would be a USB floppy drive. And you'll
need a windows partition/machine as well to create this disk :)

Satish