From: joe
From: Niels Stenhoj
I was at the SuSE hardware database, saw many CD -RW that are listed as supported , but pages don't go into detail on how well they work with linux.
Are there some better know rewritable cd burners for linux? How about DVD, are there any that play DVD as well? I realize DVD isn't supported in linux, but if it played in windows and the cd-rw worked in linux, that would be ok.
This is a christmas present for our son, currently running SuZSE 6.3, any recommendations will be sincerely appreciated.
If you check out the brochures of different makes, you may find that versions are available for both IDE and SCSI. If the same number occurs for both types, it's highly likely that the module ide-scsi.o works for the IDE version. HP's are very good candidates for your shopping bag.
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Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 19:19:50 +0100
From: Florian Kleedorfer
I was at the SuSE hardware database, saw many CD -RW that are listed as supported , but pages don't go into detail on how well they work with linux.
Are there some better know rewritable cd burners for linux? How about DVD, are there any that play DVD as well? I realize DVD isn't supported in linux, but if it played in windows and the cd-rw worked in linux, that would be ok.
This is a christmas present for our son, currently running SuZSE 6.3, any recommendations will be sincerely appreciated.
thanks,
joe
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From: Jerry Kreps
Hi!
Have a look at:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.5
I have an HP CD-writer+ 8100 and it works fine.
How is it connected? scsi? usb? ide? lp? serial? <p><p>> I have no experience with others.
I also have a Pioneer DVD-ROM DVD-115 which works fine for CDROMs and DVD-ROMs. (But it doesn't burn CDs...)
Flo
ps.: merry christmas to your son.
joe schrieb:
I was at the SuSE hardware database, saw many CD -RW that are listed as supported , but pages don't go into detail on how well they work with linux.
Are there some better know rewritable cd burners for linux? How about DVD, are there any that play DVD as well? I realize DVD isn't supported in linux, but if it played in windows and the cd-rw worked in linux, that would be ok.
This is a christmas present for our son, currently running SuZSE 6.3, any recommendations will be sincerely appreciated.
thanks,
joe
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Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2000 16:09:49 +0100
From: Florian Kleedorfer
How is it connected? scsi? usb? ide? lp? serial?
IDE. Flo.
From: Jerry Kreps
I have an HP CD-writer+ 8100 and it works fine.
How is it connected? scsi? usb? ide? lp? serial?
IDE.
Flo.
Interesting! And it doesn't require WinXX software to run? The reason I ask is that at work I have an HP CD-Writer 8100 connected to my box. It is a USB device and I had to move from Win95 to Win98SE to run it. To make matters worse, the USB connection is such a bad implementation that while I am buring a CD if I run any other software at all the burning process dies and the CD is spoiled. I would never recommend a USB solution to anyone right now. USB stinks. JLK -- Scientific theories, according to Sir Karl Popper, can be "falsified," or proven wrong, by experiment. Unscientific theories -Marxist dialectical history and Freudian psychology were Popper's favorites- are formed in such a way that they cannot be falsified by data.
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Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 10:05:34 +1000
From: Don Hansford
On Saturday 02 December 2000 09:09, Florian Kleedorfer wrote:
I have an HP CD-writer+ 8100 and it works fine.
How is it connected? scsi? usb? ide? lp? serial?
IDE.
Flo.
Interesting! And it doesn't require WinXX software to run?
Of course not :-)
The reason I ask is that at work I have an HP CD-Writer 8100 connected to my box. It is a USB device and I had to move from Win95 to Win98SE to run it.
Win 95 B & C had limited USB support only.
To make matters worse, the USB connection is such a bad implementation that while I am buring a CD if I run any other software at all the burning process dies and the CD is spoiled. I would never recommend a USB solution to anyone right now. USB stinks.
AFAIK that is a Win restriction, not USB. Unlike Linux, Win does not control processes in seperate "envelopes", so any app can (and frequently does) interrupt other apps. Burning CDs requires an uninterrupted flow of data to and from the buffers. Hence the fact that Win has only limited support for multi-tasking,while most Unix derivatives have true multi-tasking support as a direct result of their networking/ file sharing heritage.
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I was at the SuSE hardware database, saw many CD -RW that are listed as supported , but pages don't go into detail on how well they work with linux.
Are there some better know rewritable cd burners for linux? How about DVD, are there any that play DVD as well? I realize DVD isn't supported in
Message-ID: <200012011404120521.53A33B7C@exchange1>
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:04:12 -0500
From: "Tim Duggan"
it played in windows and the cd-rw worked in linux, that would be ok.
This is a christmas present for our son, currently running SuZSE 6.3, any recommendations will be sincerely appreciated.
I have had excellent results with my Yamaha CD-RW If you are looking for a CD-RW/DVD-ROM combination drive your options are Ricoh, Samsung and Toshiba. (These are the OEMs, don't be surprised to find other brand names. IIRC, Memorex sells Ricoh). Another option is DVD-RAM manufactured by Panasonic, Toshiba and Hitachi. I also understand that all are supported since about kernel 2.2.15. (Again these are only the OEMs) FWIW, I've also used Samsung, Panasonic and Toshiba DVD-ROM drives with success. Good luck, Tim
From: joe
If you are looking for a CD-RW/DVD-ROM combination drive your options are Ricoh, Samsung and Toshiba. (These are the OEMs, don't be surprised to find other brand names. IIRC, Memorex sells Ricoh). Another option is DVD-RAM manufactured by Panasonic, Toshiba and Hitachi. I also understand that all are supported since about kernel 2.2.15. (Again these are only the OEMs)
<p>Any suggestions on where to buy one? My wife called elinux.com but they said there is no such a thing as a CD-RW/DVD-ROM available. Like wise they could not tell her any cd-rw that worked with SuSE, told her she had to research the SuSE web site. It's a shame, we would have purchased from them had they been able to answer any of our questions, and tell us what to buy. They had one listed for $269.00 ( QPS) on their web site, but the person talking with my wife didn't know anything about it. thanks in advance, <p>joe
On Fri, 01 Dec 2000, you wrote:
If you are looking for a CD-RW/DVD-ROM combination drive your
are Ricoh, Samsung and Toshiba. (These are the OEMs, don't be surprised to find other brand names. IIRC, Memorex sells Ricoh). Another option is DVD-RAM manufactured by Panasonic, Toshiba and Hitachi. I also understand that all are supported since about kernel 2.2.15. (Again these are only the OEMs)
Any suggestions on where to buy one? My wife called elinux.com but
there is no such a thing as a CD-RW/DVD-ROM available. Like wise
tell her any cd-rw that worked with SuSE, told her she had to research the SuSE web site. It's a shame, we would have purchased from them had they been able to answer any of our questions, and tell us what to buy. They had one
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Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 15:50:58 -0500
From: "Tim Duggan"
$269.00 ( QPS) on their web site, but the person talking with my wife didn't know anything about it.
thanks in advance,
I couldn't reach the elinux site, but I found both the toshiba and ricoh at http://www.megahaus.com listed under cd-rewritable. The two listed are the earlier models (ricoh mp9060 and toshiba sdr1002) and both run about $225 USD. Personally I'd lean toward the toshiba. You may also be able to find them on http://www.pricewatch.com but will probably have to search by model number. That said, listed by manufacturer and model number Toshiba sdr1002 and sdr2002 Ricoh mp9060 and mp9120 Samsung sm304 (I've also heard of variants with a trailing "a" or "b".) Also a quick search on http://www.google.com for "cdrw dvd combo" seemed to produce a number of good hits. Good luck, Tim
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Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 23:59:14 +0000
From: Chris Reeves
I was at the SuSE hardware database, saw many CD -RW that are listed as supported , but pages don't go into detail on how well they work with linux.
CD-RWs are very well supported under Linux. You can do whatever you want with them.
Are there some better know rewritable cd burners for linux? How about DVD, are there any that play DVD as well? I realize DVD isn't supported in linux, but if it played in windows and the cd-rw worked in linux, that would be ok.
If you really must have a combo drive, then I would recommend either a Toshiba or a Ricoh drive. If burning CDs is more important, then I would go with the Ricoh, but if reading is more your thing, then the Toshiba is faster at reads. They're both high quality drives. DVD video is not necessarily unsupported under linux... check out these two URLs for more info: http://www.opendvd.org http://www.linuxvideo.org Hope that helps, Chris -- __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\
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