[ltp] DVD playing on R31?

[Bert Haskins]

Bob Toxen wrote:

>I've been offered a used DVD playing/CD-writing device for my
>Thinkpad R31 used $100, present status unknown.
>
Thats well over double what  they usually go for

>
>On boot up, what should the kernel indicate it as?
>
>Can someone point me to documentation on how to get this to work in my
>R31, both for playing music CDs and for playing DVDs and burning CDs?
>
>I already can play music CDs and read data CDs.  Do have to do
>something special for this to happen with this device? 
>
You should not have to do anything more that plug it in.

> (If not, it
>may be defective.) 
>
It says "IBM DCD", "RPC II", "Hitachi GD-S200",

>"Rev A5", manufactured May 2001.
>
>Thanks,
>Bob
>bob@verysecurelinux.com
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