DVD Recorder LG 4163B

Hello I'd like to know the difficulty to install the LG4163B with Mandriva. There is no firmware by LG. What are the DVD recorders which have a good compatibility with Linux ? I don't find any clear informations on this subject.

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Hello
I'd like to know the difficulty to install the LG4163B with Mandriva. There is no firmware by LG.
What are the DVD recorders which have a good compatibility with Linux ? I don't find any clear informations on this subject.
Thanks

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Is this the firewire model? I have no experience with this, but you can look up any drive that you are considering to buy and see if it is certified with mandriva as working.
 
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I've been using the HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B dvives (x2) {Internal-ide connected} under SuSE 9.2/3 and now under SuSE10.0 with no problems at all. I would guess that mandriva would be simiar.

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Actually, are you referring to the issue with Mandrake 9.2 (not Mandriva) "killing" LG cdrom drives? This was an issue with Mandrake 9.2 and is no longer a problem.
 
A copy of the article by NewsForge is located here.
 
There was a firmware fix for the drives, but this is no longer an issue with the current releases of Mandriva.