Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga <at> gmail.com> writes:
> cdr and cdrw? We'll 'lshw' shows: product: TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2412 capabilities: packet atapi cdrom removable nonmagnetic dma lba iordy audio cd-r cd-rw dvd so I'd assume cd-rw means read write: Also the Toshiba web page: http://www.toshiba-europe.com/storage/ Index.asp?page=PCI&nav=ISH_PRS&model=SDR2412 <Snip> SD-R2412 Slim-Line Combo CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive (24x CD-R Write/8x DVD-ROM Read) Show all Combo (Slim Line) With the introduction of SD-R2412 into the market, Toshiba has suceeded in leading the optical drive standards for the notebook market. This slim combination drive boasts read speeds of 8x DVD, 24x CD and write speeds of 24x CD-R, 10x CD-RW making it one of the most ideal drives for mobile multimedia and storage use. <snip> I guess it's possible it's not support to be a cd rw, but that is not likely? Maybe it's crippled in firmware, because I do not run winblows on the portable? Dunno... I'm going to test writing to a one-shot disk now... James -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list