[opensuse] Compac SR2050NX with Lightscribe DVD Drive
Will SuSE 10.x work with this DVD drive? I don't care about the text writing capabilities, I just want it to work like a normal DVD RW drive. I've googled this to death and the information returned is overwhelming with unrelated data to the point it is useless. Thanks in advance, Jim -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Jim, On Thursday 11 January 2007 08:04, Jim Sabatke wrote:
Will SuSE 10.x work with this DVD drive? I don't care about the text writing capabilities, I just want it to work like a normal DVD RW drive. I've googled this to death and the information returned is overwhelming with unrelated data to the point it is useless.
Just an FYI: There is LightScribe support for Linux. There is both a stand-alone application and an SDK for adding labeling capability to applications. http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10803 http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/index.aspx?id=816 When I learned of this, I considered getting one of these drives for the system I was putting together at the time, but they're so much more expensive than non-LightScribe drives, I decided not to.
Jim
Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 11 January 2007 10:16, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Jim,
On Thursday 11 January 2007 08:04, Jim Sabatke wrote:
Will SuSE 10.x work with this DVD drive? I don't care about the text writing capabilities, I just want it to work like a normal DVD RW drive. I've googled this to death and the information returned is overwhelming with unrelated data to the point it is useless.
Just an FYI:
There is LightScribe support for Linux. There is both a stand-alone application and an SDK for adding labeling capability to applications.
http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10803 http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/index.aspx?id=816
When I learned of this, I considered getting one of these drives for the system I was putting together at the time, but they're so much more expensive than non-LightScribe drives, I decided not to.
Jim
Randall Schulz
Jim, I also should have said "In general it will work in Linux without any troubles" in my previous post. Randall, A quick check at NewEgg and CompUSA shows the LightScribe drives are now in the $30 to $60 dollar range for decent hardware. Maybe $5 to $10 more than a non-LightScribe unit. Stan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Stan, On Thursday 11 January 2007 09:53, S Glasoe wrote:
On Thursday 11 January 2007 10:16, Randall R Schulz wrote:
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There is LightScribe support for Linux. There is both a stand-alone application and an SDK for adding labeling capability to applications.
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When I learned of this, I considered getting one of these drives for the system I was putting together at the time, but they're so much more expensive than non-LightScribe drives, I decided not to.
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Randall,
A quick check at NewEgg and CompUSA shows the LightScribe drives are now in the $30 to $60 dollar range for decent hardware. Maybe $5 to $10 more than a non-LightScribe unit.
I guess I based my decision on a bad example. As I recall, the one I saw at Fry's was over $100.
Stan
RRS -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 11 January 2007 12:34, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Stan, On Thursday 11 January 2007 09:53, S Glasoe wrote:
Randall,
A quick check at NewEgg and CompUSA shows the LightScribe drives are now in the $30 to $60 dollar range for decent hardware. Maybe $5 to $10 more than a non-LightScribe unit.
I guess I based my decision on a bad example. As I recall, the one I saw at Fry's was over $100.
Stan
RRS
Last summer that was too true. Since then their prices have fallen very well indeed. Thanks for the info on the Linux LightScribe software. A major reason I hadn't bought one yet. My new excuse is the cost of the media. The LightScribe DVDs are now trending under $1 each in bulk so I am quickly running out of excuses not to get one. Stan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 11 January 2007 19:34, Randall R Schulz wrote:
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When I learned of this, I considered getting one of these drives for the system I was putting together at the time, but they're so much more expensive than non-LightScribe drives, I decided not to.
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Randall,
A quick check at NewEgg and CompUSA shows the LightScribe drives are now in the $30 to $60 dollar range for decent hardware. Maybe $5 to $10 more than a non-LightScribe unit.
I guess I based my decision on a bad example. As I recall, the one I saw at Fry's was over $100.
They have gone down a lot in price. And the software from lightscribe works quite nicely under 10.2. I picked up the samsung sh-182 and it works quite well. Burns a lot faster than the older ones I had. Mike -- Powered by SuSE 10.0 Kernel 2.6.13 X86_64 KDE 3.4 Kmail 1.8 8:51pm up 9 days 3:51, 4 users, load average: 1.27, 1.21, 1.18 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 11 January 2007 13:52, Mike wrote:
They have gone down a lot in price. And the software from lightscribe works quite nicely under 10.2.
I picked up the samsung sh-182 and it works quite well. Burns a lot faster than the older ones I had.
Mike
How is the label burning speed? Low-res versus medium-res versus high-res. Thanks, Stan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 11 January 2007 23:27, S Glasoe wrote:
On Thursday 11 January 2007 13:52, Mike wrote:
They have gone down a lot in price. And the software from lightscribe works quite nicely under 10.2.
I picked up the samsung sh-182 and it works quite well. Burns a lot faster than the older ones I had.
Mike
How is the label burning speed? Low-res versus medium-res versus high-res.
Depends on how complicated your label is. The ones that do the entire disk take about 15 minutes or so. If it's just a label, only a couple of minutes at high-res settings. Tried low res and could barely read it. The lightscribe software for linux only has the simple labels, so they are pretty quick. Mike -- Powered by SuSE 10.0 Kernel 2.6.13 X86_64 KDE 3.4 Kmail 1.8 5:41am up 9 days 12:41, 4 users, load average: 1.25, 1.19, 1.12 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 11 January 2007 10:04, Jim Sabatke wrote:
Will SuSE 10.x work with this DVD drive? I don't care about the text writing capabilities, I just want it to work like a normal DVD RW drive. I've googled this to death and the information returned is overwhelming with unrelated data to the point it is useless.
Thanks in advance,
Jim
What is the actual manufacturer & model number of the DVD drive? You gave us the Compaq system model number. There may be only one DVD burner in this particular model but usually there are several over the lifetime of a mass produced system like this. Details, details, details. Thanks, Stan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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