On Monday 06 January 2003 10:06, Joerg Schilling wrote: > From: Mukta Telang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Hi, > >I want to know which External USB CD writers are compatible with Redhat7.2 > >linux and how to configure one.. > >Thanks in advance, > >Mukta > > USB on Linux is a pure disaster :-( > > Try it and check if it works.... > > For more than 4x you will need USB-2.0. Even 4x may be unsteady. As most > recent drives do not write slower than 4xyou will need Burn-Proof.
I bought a cheap "extreme" USB burner for $69, 32x12x48, USB 1/2, includes PCI USB .20 card. I had my 12 year old wire the front USB connector to the USB 2.0 header on my P4PE m/b, plugged it in and at least with RH 8.0 it worked. No excitement. I don't know how fast it will go, I used 16x because I had some old 20x blanks and I expected coasters. Got none, just worked perfectly the first try, every try. I use this to back up machines for people who don't think they need one, boot Linux from CD, burn a bootable backup, wait for the inevitable. -- E. Robert Bogusta It seemed like a good idea at the time -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
