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From:Neil Bothwick
Date:23 Apr 2001 at 10:38:29
Subject:Re: AACDs Nos.18 &19

Bob Rickman said,

> Hello Neil,

>> It isn't. It looks like your CDROM drive is unable to handle
>> multi-session CDs. CD17 was multi-session but the Amiga data was in the
>> final session so the drive is able to read it (I expect you can't see
>> the Linux files on that disc). I'm surprised at how many of these
>> non-multisession drives are floating around, considering that the drive
>> I bought in 1994 reads them perfectly.

> I only bought mine in 1997!

But when was it made? My drive may be a 1994 model, but it's a Sony
2.4X, a very good drive. However, my 1996/7 Sony CD-R doesn't read
multi-session discs.

>> There is no easy solution, and I expect you'll find the same with
>> AACD20. The good news is that AACD21 and onwards are reverting to
>> single-session so you should have no further troubles.

> Thanks Neil. Maybe I'm not as thick as I thought I must be. BTW what is the
> difficult solution?

Get another drive :(

Cheers

Neil



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