Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3242 mails)

[Paul Benjamin <paulben@xxxxxxx>]

Almost all recording software for Linux uses cdrecord to write to the 
CD-R(W).  The home page for cdrecord is at:

http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private/cdrecord.html

I liked HP when I have bought drives in the past.  My current PC came with 
some generic Asian CD-RW by Lite-On (www.liteonit.com).  It seems to work 
just fine but cdrecord doesn't use the "BURN-Proof" fature for some reason. 

It is usually a good idea to put the CD-RW on a different IDE channel than 
your hard drive (on a different cable).  If you are going to copy CDs with 
two drives you will want them on different channels.  It was very important 
when CD-RW were a lot slower you probably can get away with the CD-RW on the 
same channel if it is a new fast ones with a large buffer.  "BURN-Proof" will 
really help here.

Good luck,

PBen


On Wednesday 26 September 2001 02:31 am, Cliff Sarginson wrote:
> Hello,
> I am thinking of buying a CD R/RW.
> What are the gotcha's ?
> Any recommendations.
> I have only IDE, no SCSI.
> Thanks.