Hello, I would be very glad to see what the final choice was/will be, brandname+model+$ for the interface and burner and external case, Debian package of choice to run the burner and its eventual specific setup (and possibly kernel needs + module config for the interface).
(I wonder if it could be a good idea to collect such genericDebianLaptop-related infos somewhere, organized for desired goal... I mean "this is tested and works fine" [well now I remember that there are burningSW+burner-related infos on some Linux site... and/or in the docs of some burning SW].) Thanks a lot. Nicola On Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 08:35:42AM -0700, Heather wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm looking for a solution to burn CD-Roms with my Laptop. > > (Gericom OverdoseII, 366 Celeron, 64 Mb, 2x pcmcia, 2x usb) > > It shouldn't be too expensive and should work in real life, not > > just in theory. (And of course with linux) > > Heh, with that nospam class address you are such a shill, but > I'll bite for a plug. Tuxtops has a bunch of models, and CDRW > is an option... > > Though I have to admit, our debian preload is only ----almost---- > finished! > > Anyways, now to answer the rest of your gabble as myself... > > > Here are some considerations. Maybe you can correct me, or > > tell me what works ok for you, or give some recommendations. > > > > external ide-writer connected to parallel-port > > too slow, too unreliable during burning, system > > almost stops during parport data-transfers (at > > least thats my experience with a external parport > > 2.5" Hard-Drive), can only burn at 4x speed > > Yuck. If you're gonna go external, get one of those Addonics > PCMCIA attached ones. At least you'll come in via the PCMCIA > to PCI bridge instead of that putzy 25 pin plug. > > I'll admit that I only have their CD bay, but it works great > and I have 3 laptops share it :) So I have confidence their > RW ought to work nicely > > I should note that the speed at which you should burn is also > going to be limited by how good the CDRW media you use is. > At least with RWs if it stinks you can re-cook it. But you > don't want to have to cook 4 times to get one disc, do you? > > <plug> > Our Obsidian 30w has this slide bay so it acts internal. I'd > have to check on our new models, I'm not at work right now! > </plug> > > > external writer connected to usb port > > a bit more reliable, but till too slow, > > same 4x speed limit, problems with > > usb kernel support > > I have not tried this so I'll take your word for it. > > > external scsi-writer connected to scsi pcmcia-card > > 2 words: too expensive > > oh well, it has the advantage of coming in on the fast > bus and then being able to take async lowlevel commands. > Also something I've not tried, but mere specs say it > should be the fastest you could get. > > > external ide-writer connected to ide-pcmcia-card > > inexpensive, no speed limit, the external case > > can also be used for eide harddisks > > Okay, maybe. The Addonics thingy cuts the case out of > the loop, though you cannot add more drives, I think. > > For just tacking on more IDE drives I use a CarryDisk. > But I had to make a tweak to the pcmcia core options > to make it accept more time before resetting the card, > otherwise, it couldn't handle newer drives - they take > longer to spin up than an old 528 Mb... > > > So currently the last one is my favorite solution. > > But: > > Does this work? Has anyone done that? And where > > do you get these ide-pcmcia-cards? > > I own *one* general case IDE/PCMCIA card, but my digging on > the net only found things that lead to special cases and > connectors. If I'd realized how rare the small ones were > going to become I'd have bought at least 10 of 'em :( > > > thanx > > ron > > Best luck > > Heather Stern -*- star -*- starshine.org (home) -*- tuxtops.com (work) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- If one day you find out that the address [EMAIL PROTECTED] isn't working any more, (some)one of the following ones should be surviving: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
