[softwarelist] Re: CD download problems

In message <03234b454e.jbridger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          John Bridger <jbridger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I recently bought RiscOS 4.39 (at the South West show).

[snip]

> Everything seemed back to running without any problems until
> I tried to download a file from a CD ROM. I could open up
> the root directory of the CD and any subsequent directories
> showing the list of files therein. Click on the file icon
> and drag it to any destination and it crashed - locking up
> the computer completely (only way out is to turn it off at
> the mains) - the CD drive continued to whirr (rotate) until

[snip]

I've done several 4.02 to 4.39 ROM upgrades and they were just about 
the easiest of all, so you've been very unfortunate.

ISTR that some CD drives could not be driven by the version of 
CDFSSoftATAPI in OS 4 and there is an alternative version to cope with 
this on the riscos.com site.

-- 
Martin R. Devon MSc
Consulting Engineer, Box, Wilts, UK
RISC OS in the Timber Frame Housing Industry

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