Re: Unable to read DVDs - what could be wrong?

[Robert Hancock]

Helge Hafting wrote:
> ATAPI device hda:
>   Error: Hardware error -- (Sense key=0x04)
>   Tracking servo failure -- (asc=0x09, ascq=0x01)
>   The failed "Read Cd/Dvd Capacity" packet command was:
>   "25 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 "

That seems to me like a broken drive. It is possible for it to be unable 
to read DVDs but still read CDs, often these use different lasers.

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