thanks Xavier I may try the patch. I had to buy an XP for $100 to use the DVD drive, but I think Linux is getting there. I will try to try the patch on the DRX-500UL. I have to apply the patch, rebuild the kernel and then install the rpm?
Ted Xavier Neys wrote: > Ted Huntington wrote: > > ...snip... > > > I read in an earlier post by [EMAIL PROTECTED] that > > cdrecord-wrapper.sh works for Sony DRU-500A (I have DRX-500U). Why the > > key and no source to use cdrecord-prodvd? I am surprised that there is > > no open source cd/dvd recording program, all that is being done is open, > > fwrite, and close....perhaps the iso9660/udf formatting is difficult? I > > hope Linus addresses DVD+R packet writing now that he has more time. A > > good variety of audio and video recording, playing and editing software > > for Linux is either not included in the main distributions or does not > > exist. > > > > Ted > > > > > > I use a patched cdrecord to burn DVD-R and DVD-RW on a NEC ND-1300a with original > firmware 1.05 > Works like a charm at 4x speed for -R and 2x for -RW (haven't seen any -RW 4x) > I still use version 2.01a05 but there is already a patch for the latest 2.01a16 at > http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~warly/files/cdrtools/archives/ > > I also use dvd+rw-tools to burn DVD+RW and again no problem at all at 2.4x speed > I haven't got any DVD+R media, yet. > It is reported that dvd+rw-tools could also burn DVD-RW media but I haven't > experimented yet. > > Anyway, with a recent patched cdrecord and dvd+rw-tools you can burn any media under > Linux which I think is great, > specially when you do not have _any_ copy of Windows lying around. > I use Gentoo, BTW. > > Haven't touched a WINDow$ box in two years, never seen XP, couldn't feel better ;-) > > Greetings, > Xavier -- Ted Huntington Programmer Analyst I Main Library University of California, Irvine PO Box 19557 Irvine, CA 92623-9557 emesgs: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web page: http://business.lib.uci.edu/webpages/ted.htm 8:00a-12:00p Business Office (949) 824-8926 1:00p-5:00p Multimedia Resource Center (949) 824-1674 "Stop violence, teach science." _______________________________________________ Dvdrtools-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/dvdrtools-users