[Lvlug] CD Questions

[Daniel S. Washko]

> 
> Does anyone out there have any experience with CD combo drives?  If so,
>  how has your experience been?

What they might be refusing to support is the dvd aspect of the drive.
  Of course, a google search would probably be beneficial.

> 
> I actually have never burnt a CDROM in linux, but from what I have
> read,  it is simplier if you use a SCSI drive.  "Red Hat Linux 7.2
> Bible - pp  310  - 315) . Would a better solution for him to be to have
> an IDE DVD  CDROM and a SCSI RW-CDROM?

Setting up an ide cdrom burning is not difficult at all.  Just reading the
cdr-howto should get you through without a problem.

> 
> Also, I am intereseted in trying to burn a CD.  Do you all use cdrecord
>  to make your CD's?

99% of the time that is what I use.

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Daniel S. Washko
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