DVD Drive Clicking

[Ric Moore]

On Sat, 2011-08-13 at 07:13 +0200, Nils Kassube wrote: 
> ANDY wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:
> > > Try the command
> > > 
> > > sudo hal-disable-polling --device /dev/dvd
> > 
> > andy at TOBY:~$ sudo hal-disable-polling --device /dev/dvd
> > [sudo] password for andy:
> > Following symlink from /dev/dvd to /dev/sr0.
> > Polling for drive /dev/dvd have been disabled. The fdi file written
> > was
> > 
> > /etc/hal/fdi/information/media-check-disable-storage_model_CDRW_DVD_S
> > N_324F.fdi andy at TOBY:~$
> > 
> > Is that a permanent or per session command?
> 
> Like the message said, it has written the *.fdi file which is a 
> permanent configuration file.

Mine started clicking so I smacked it and it stopped. Works fine now. :)
Ric

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