Hi,
I'm looking for people who bought a HP 9150i CD-writer and are using it under Linux.
I also have a HP 9100i which works perfectly under Linux. The HP 9150i writes data
CD's perfectly,
but it cannot write audio cd's, failing immediately in the burning process.
Here's what I found out up till now :
* The HP 9150i CD-writer shows up under Windows 98 (in Devices) and under Linux as a
HP9100b
* For some reason, this is a totally different drive than the 9100i
* You can tell the difference between the two using the firmware :
- 9100i drives have firmware revisions 1.0a/1.0b/1.0c
- 9150i drives have firmware revisions 1.06/1.07/...
* There are at least three different hardware manufacturers used for the HP9150i (LG,
Sony, and another one, if I recall correctly)
* The HP9150i will not work under Easy CD Creator, only with the included (and crap)
MyCD software
(which doesn't even seem to allow for a simulation burn !)
* Both drives (the real HP9100i and the new HP9150i which is labeled in the OS as
HP9100b) say "CD Writer Plus 9100 series" on the front)
* Customer Support at HP tells me that the reason the HP9150i isn't working under Easy
CD Creator is because of some new extensions to the
cd-writing protocol.
So here's what I'd like to know :
* Is there anyone using a HP9150i under Linux ?
* Can you write data cd's with cdrecord ?
* Can you write audio cd's with cdrecord ?
* What would be the "protocol extensions" HP claims makes the drives different ?
* Why would HP make such a drastic change to the hardware (i.e. not making it fully
scsi/mmr compatible) ?
I have a pretty good knowledge of Linux so you can make it as technical as
you like. Please reply to me privately.
Thomas Vander Stichele
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