I think the error is being caused because the fifo ring buffer is too small.
Try $cdrecord fs=8000k dev=0,5,0 <file> You can also add the folowing to /etc/sysctl.conf kernel/shmmax = 8388608, which will make the adjustment at boot time. Re: emacs This is from the xemacs faq Q5.0.5, but there are some warnings, so you might want to take a look for yourself. (setq text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill) Robert Martinovic writes: > Ron, > > On Sat, Jan 20, 2001 at 10:35:53PM -0800, Ron Farrer wrote: > > Robert Martinovic ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > > Cdrecord 1.9 (alphaev56-unknown-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2000 J > > > TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM > > > /usr/bin/cdrecord: Invalid argument. shmget failed > > > > Hmm.. what command did you issue/how did you start it? > > I was actually trying to use gcombust - the burner is new, and I thought i'd > give the gui a try first > > > I use: > > cdrecord speed=2 fs=3 dev=0,5,0 <file> > > > > > Oh, and another thing, how do i set line length in emacs? > > > > M-x auto-fill-mode > > That I know, but I need to put something in .emacs > > Rob > > > (M is meta, don't type the "-") This will automatically wrap the lines > > at 70 chars (where they should be). > > > > Ron > > -- > > Email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Home: <http://www.farrer.net/~rbf/> > > > > -- > -----------------------------------------------> mlaich.com > Robert Martinovic [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.mlaich.com > icq# 77465568 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Thanks, George [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.math.uaa.alaska.edu/~dowdingg
