To labour the point...

Posted Oct 28, 2003 4:32 UTC (Tue) by leonbrooks (guest, #1494)
In reply to: Mandrake 9.2 may kill LG CD-ROM drives (NewsForge) by StevenCole
Parent article: Mandrake 9.2 may kill LG CD-ROM drives (NewsForge)

The LG drives are not ATAPI compliant. It doesn't matter whether they're tested on Linux or not, because Linux has not stepped outside the ATAPI spec. If their "ATAPI" drive breaks, it's defective, so it's up to LG (nee GoldStar) to fix or replace their defective equipment.