On (29/07/05 08:55), Daniel Ramaley wrote: > On Friday 29 July 2005 08:26 am, Hendrik Boom wrote: > >On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 08:16:06AM -0500, Daniel Ramaley wrote: > >> I'm running testing on a PowerPC (a Mac Mini to be precise). I have > >> an external CD drive that i am using to rip my CD collection (i'm > >> using an external to avoid wear and tear on the more expensive > >> internal drive). The problem is that after bootup i can rip CDs for > >> a little while (where "a little while" ranges from 1/2 of a disc to > >> 10 discs, usually towards the lower end of the range), but then > >> errors start showing up in dmesg and on the console. The only way to > >> resume ripping is to reboot the computer; detaching the CD drive, > >> power cycling the CD, and reconnecting it to the computer doesn't > >> fix the problem. If i reboot the computer and power cycle the CD > >> drive, the problem is fixed and i can resume ripping right where i > >> left off (which implies to me that the problem isn't with the discs > >> i've been ripping). > > > >Could something be overheating? You could perhaps try putting the > >external drive in the refrigerator for a few minutes, but not long > > enough that condensation can become a problem. Then take it out and > > see if it works any longer. It is an external disk, after all. > > > >Of course it could be another part overheating, such as the USB > > interface inside the computer, which is harder to refrigerate. > > > >I had problems like this with a video card a while ago. It turned out > >that one of the cooling fans was clogged with dust and not turning. > > Thanks for the quick response. I'll look into cooling issues with the > drive, though i suspect that isn't the problem. The external enclosure > that the drive is in is very new. The cooling fan runs great and isn't > clogged with dust yet. I can try running it with the lid off to see if > that makes a difference. The drive itself is a few years old; it is a > 36x that i pulled from a machine at work that we were sending to > recycling. > > I was actually having the same problem on a different machine running > the same software, using the same external drive. The other machine was > a G3 iMac, which shouldn't have heating issues with the USB or Firewire > interfaces since there is more room for air circulation. So i suspect > that the problem is either with the external drive or with the > software.
It may be unrelated but I tried 'grip' on an AMD64 laptop but found after 4 or 5 tracks, the machine vibrated badly and then shut itself down. It had become really hot and took a while to recover but seems fine now. Needless to say I uninstalled grip and decided to only rip on a 'cool' machine. As Hendrik says, your problem sounds heat related. Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
