Pioneer DVR-108 can burn DVDs, can't mount them!

[David Vincelli]

On 12/24/04, David Vincelli <micologist at gmail.com> wrote:
> Pioneer DVR-108 with the latest firmware at this time (1.18). I can
> burn DVDs using growisofs but I get a vague input/output error when I
> try to mount them. (mount failed: input/output error, if I recall
> correctly). The command I use to mount is: mount -t cd9660 /dev/cd0
> /mnt. It seems I cannot mount DVDs at all, even originals. I was

For the benefit of search engines and techies I'll document what the
problem really was. The store from whom I purchased the computer had
installed a regular ATA cable (40 pin) to connect the device to the
mainboard. It was very susceptible to line-noise, causing transmission
errors. I replaced it with an 80 pin cable (a UDMA cable) and the
drive is very reliable ever since.

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David Vincelli