[lug] CD R/RW advice

D. Stimits stimits at attbi.com
Sun Jan 12 22:38:45 MST 2003


Dhruva B. Reddy wrote:

> First of all, the Linux CD-Writing HOWTO
> (http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO.html) is your friend (or,
> in this case, your friend's friend :-).  Having said that, here is my
> experience.
>
> I've had a Yamaha 2100EZ (IDE) for a year-and-a-half.  At the time I
> bought it, I also picked one up for my parents' Win2K box.  I have
> burned music and data discs (I have yet to successfully burn a VCD in
> Linux).
>
> Since I have figured everything out, I haven't really had any Linux-
> specific problems.  However, as I have said before on this list (I
> think), I'm not really happy with my drive, as it's way too loud
> (when reading) and trying to burn at the advertised maximum speed
> yields a coaster.
>
> Howver, as anyone will tell you, most (if not all) CD burning software
> for Linux expects SCSI hardware, so if you're running an IDE drive, you
> have to use SCSI emulation.
>
> Is this the sort of answer you were looking for?
>
Yes, this is perfect advice. I have passed it along.

D. Stimits, stimits AT attbi DOT com




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