I suppose so. Did not apply patch, do not know much about rpm either. Xavier
Ted Huntington wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ Dvdrtools-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/dvdrtools-users