Use of RRD42 and other older (embossed-media) CD drives?
The RRD42 series SCSI CD-ROM drive is sufficiently old that it can have problems processing CD-R and CD-RW media. Other very old CD drives can have equivalent media compatibility problems when attempting to read (much) newer CD media and newer CD media technologies. These older CD drives are generally intended for use with the so-called embossed media, rather than with non-embossed recorded (recordable) media now in common circulation. Please consider using a slightly-less-ancient CD-ROM or CD-R or CD-RW drive when working with non-embossed recorded CD media. To paraphrase one knowledgable-though deliberately nameless-storage engineer, “The RRD42 drive is just past the drooling idiot stage”.
The RRD42 series SCSI CD-ROM drive is sufficiently old that it can have problems processing CD-R and CD-RW media. Other very old CD drives can have equivalent media compatibility problems when attempting to read (much) newer CD media and newer CD media technologies. These older CD drives are generally intended for use with the so-called embossed media, rather than with non-embossed recorded (recordable) media now in common circulation. Please consider using a slightly-less-ancient CD-ROM or CD-R or CD-RW drive when working with non-embossed recorded CD media. To paraphrase one knowledgable—though deliberately nameless—storage engineer, “The RRD42 drive is just past the drooling idiot stage”.
