Re: [TCLUG:4673] CDR-CDRW Drives and Linux

[Nate Carlson <natecars@infiniteloop.com>]

Yup, I've used the Philips drives with Linux. Never tried the RW feature,
although it's supposed to work fine. Great drives.

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Nate Carlson
the infinite loop
natecars@infiniteloop.com

On Thu, 11 Mar 1999, Kevin R. Blum wrote:

> Thanks for the info, Tim
> .
> Has anyone used a Philips 6X/2X/2X? with Linux.
> Heard great reviews on it somewhere and it costs about $30 or so less the HP.
> 
> Kevin Blum
> 
> Tim Wilson wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 11 Mar 1999, Kevin R. Blum wrote:
> >
> > > Are the CDR & CDRW drives usable with Linux?
> > > How do you use them and do you need drivers & software to
> > > for Linux?
> >
> > Hi Kevin,
> >
> > I use an HP 8100i CD-RW with Linux. It's an IDE device so I had to compile
> > a custom kernel to include SCSI emulation to make it work. SCSI emulation
> > is required for IDE devices to work with most if not all of the currently
> > available CD burning software out there.
> >
> > I use a program called X-CD-Roast. It provides a GUI frontend to the
> > cdrecord program (separately available). You'll find plenty of info at
> > X-CD-Roast's homepage http://www.fh-muenchen.de/rz/xcdroast
> >
> > I haven't gotten around to trying CD-RW yet. Others have told me it's
> > possible though, and hopefully someone else will respond to your question
> > with info about that.
> >
> > Later,
> > Tim
> >
> > --
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> > University of MN, chem. dept.           a little seltzer down your
> > wilson@chem.umn.edu                     pants."   -Chuckles the Clown
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