On 7/20/05, Manas Laha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >On 7/19/05, Sayamindu Dasgupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 17:22 +0530, Manas Laha wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Folks, > >>> > >>>What is the scene regarding writing CDs with cdrecord under kernel 2.6? > >>>Ide-scsi doesn't seem to be needed anymore. So, what options work best, > >>>etc.? What is the experience of you all here? I shall be grateful for > >>>any information. > >>> > >I use driveropts=burnfree option in my /etc/cdrecord.conf file, to > >enable burnfree option. You can give it in command line also. Along > >with it I use speed=16 to write at 16X speed. > >I use the following cdrecord command for writing CDs mostly (not for > >bootable CDs) for the first session: > ># cdrecord speed=16 driveropts=burnfree -v -multi image.iso > >
> >man page will give a lots of options. Lastly the CD writing is depends > >on the image behavior. During image creation (using mkisofs) you can > >use a lots of options with which you can create magic only for those > >who dont know the power of Linux ;-) . > > > >for writing second and further next session you have to change the > >options in mkisofs command. and in cdrecord you just write the > >second/other options using the command above. > > > > > >bye for now > >prosun > > > > A. Mani wrote: > > >It is much better, especially for ATAPI writers. On a LG 52X, I can write at > >45X + depending on whether it is a diskcopy or an iso image...or just files. > >On samsung 24X, which is not ATAPI I get the full speed depending on the type > >of writing. I use Xcdroast or K3B or # usually. > > > > > >A. Mani > >Member, Cal. Math. Soc > > > > > > Thanks to both of you for your replies. > > I've rather limited experience with CD writing, and all of it has been > with cdrecord. I followed the CD-writing HOWTO with kernel v2.4 and it > was alright, multi-session CDs and everything. Now I shall try with > kernel v2.6.11, still keeping to cdrecord. Reading all the responses I > get the feeling that only the dev= and driveropts= need to be changed. > (GUI usually dosn't suit me, so I haven't tried any of the gui-based ones.) > > Prosun, why do you limit yourself to 16X? With CD-Rs I've been able to > write at higher speeds. CD-RWs are different though. > I use speed=16 such that no miss can occur during, after writing in high speed 52X, i found that some of my CDs were not responding during md5sum checking. I dont know why, but after using speed limitation not a single CD corruption reported in md5sum. Then lug-users told me that there may be chances of of lesser miss. during CD write. > By the way, Prosun, what "magic" are you talking about there? I'm > extremely curious. Won't you elaborate just a little? This is not for lug users, I think you are well aware about it, like restricting linux files from windows access and vice-versa etc. > > - Manas Laha > > > > > ***************************************** > This Mail is Certified to be Virus Free. > CIC Network Security Group, IIT Kharagpur > ***************************************** > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
