Help! : Ubuntu CD installation on dell E510

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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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