Help! : Ubuntu CD installation on dell E510
findik1
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Fri Apr 7 05:39:38 UTC 2006
thank you very much!
Ari Torhamo Wrote:
> to, 2006-04-06 kello 01:32 -0400, Ulas Sunar kirjoitti:
>
>
> > > Is your drive possibly BENQ DW1640 or Plextor 740A? At least some
> people
> > > have had similar problems when trying to install Ubuntu with these
> > > drives. The problem was solved for me and at least some others
> (might as
> > > well be all who tried - I don't know) by upgrading the firmware of
> the
> > > drive.
>
> > How do I do that, I am bit new , sorry
>
> Usually it's better to put your reply below the text you are replying
> to. That way it's easier for everybody to follow the discussion.
> That's
> also the typical way of replying on this list. I moved your quoted
> reply
> downwards on this message to demonstrate this - hope you don't mind
> :-)
>
> I found this thread http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=153390
> with Google. Quote: "Use WinDWFlash and a 1640.CVT firmware. Then
> update
> to any 1640 firmware of choice." In other words, your drive apparently
> is essentially the same as BenQ DW1640 and after flashing it with
> 1640.CVT first, you can use any firmware with it that's intented for
> the
> BenQ drive.
>
> WinDWFlash is a Windows program. I have never used it and don't know
> how
> it works. I have used some other flashing programs though and they are
> generally rather easy to use. With a little searching you'll propably
> find instructions for using WinDWFlash (I need to go to sleep - have
> been working through the night :)
>
> Remember though that if anything goes wrong during the flashing, your
> drive may not work anymore. People do flash there devices though and
> mostly without problems - I have done perhaps a dozen firmware updates
> in my life and they all went well.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ari
>
>
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