[ltp] DVD playing on R31?

[James Knott]

Bob Toxen wrote:
> I've been offered a used DVD playing/CD-writing device for my
> Thinkpad R31 used $100, present status unknown.
> 
> 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?  (If not, it
> may be defective.)  It says "IBM DCD", "RPC II", "Hitachi GD-S200",
> "Rev A5", manufactured May 2001.

I have a DVD player in my R31, no write though.  I have no problem
reading DVD disks.