Comment 94 for bug 75295

The Andreas's method solves the problem for me (ASUS F3T). I test my laptop
for 3 days and have no freezes.

2007/8/5, Andreas <email address hidden>:
>
> Hi,
>
> the described bug was present on my HP nx6325 with TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-
> L632D as well. I use openSUSE 10.2 and tried many different (vanilla)
> kernel versions up to 2.6.22 and a lot of kernel parameters without any
> success. The problem occurred very often after usage of the DVD drive
> (shortly after spinning down), but also from time to time when I did not
> use the drive at all.
>
> ===Solution for me (might void warranty):===
> A firmware update for the DVD drive from version HH15 to version SC04
> fixed the problem for my notebook. The bug did not appear once in a test
> period of several weeks with low drive usage.
>
> At the time of the update, no official firmware update was available for
> my drive. Instead, I downloaded the SC04 update for another TS-L632D
> drive from the Korean web site of Samsung, extracted the firmware image,
> and flashed that using another version of sfdnwin which permits cross-
> flashing. Please note that this cross-flashing is not recommended by the
> manufacturer and might render the warranty void.
>
> Regards,
> Andreas
>
> --
> Feisty freeze, kernel (?) tries to access DVD drive
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/75295
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