DVD Drive Clicking

[Ernest Doub]

On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 12:02 AM, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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