On Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:22:53 +0100 "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbac...@gmx.net> wrote:
> Hi, > > it was one one my first posts to this list when i asked if Debian > software was to blame for automatically pulling in a DVD burner's > tray after 200 seconds. Model is: HL-DT-ST (LG) GH24NSC0. > > Back then i even asked the LG customer support whether this was a > known feature, which they denied. So i blamed it on an individual > quirk of the drive. This was corroborated by the fact that the drive > showed this behavior while EFI was waiting for my input about what to > boot. > > But now i got a new burner, ASUS DRW-24D5MT, which shows the same > behavior. Because it is built into a test machine, i dug out a > screwdriver and unplugged the SATA data cable. So neither firmware > nor operating system can order it to move its tray. Nevertheless, > after about 200 seconds, the tray moves in. > > So my question to all owners of optical drives which have a motor to > pull in the tray: > Does the tray stay out for clearly more than 200 seconds ? > > If you have a drive which pulls in on its own, please post its > producer and model id. (Obtain by burn program, or lshw, or by its > name in /dev/disk/by-id.) > Two drives in my desktop machine, neither retract by themselves. To be honest, I thought that was a normal function of CD drives themselves, not computer software. HL-DT-ST (LG) DVDRAM GSA-4160B LITE-ON LTR-32125W -- Joe
