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

[Konstantin]

hi,

There is no need for a floppy-drive on the thinkpad. Take a windows system, create the floppy and burn it on cd-rw with nero or other software. I do it this way.

Greetz

Konstantin

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On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:38:53 -0600 (CST)
Satish Balay <balay@fastmail.fm> wrote:

> 
> 
> 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
> 
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