Do you mean that I have to choose between burning on the fly and being able to listen to cds? If so, I'll stick with the music. I want that much more often :)
Anne On Thursday 19 Dec 2002 10:00 am, Malcolm Candlish wrote: > Anne, > > The problem referred to is now resolved and think it may be worthwhile > examining the following three files making allowances for your hd & scd > numbers. It will enable you to burn 'on the fly', which can have > advantages in your working 'although not audio). > > /etc/lilo.conf > boot=/dev/hda > vga=normal > default=Mandrake > prompt > timeout=100 > message=/boot/message > menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.19-16mdk > label=Mandrake > root=/dev/hdb5 > initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.19-16mdk.img > append=" quiet devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi" > read-only > other=/dev/hda1 > label=windows > > /etc/fstab > /dev/hdb5 / ext3 defaults 1 1 > none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 > /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 > none /mnt/cdrom supermount > dev=/dev/scd0,fs=auto,ro,--,user,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,umask=0 > 0 0 none /mnt/cdrom2 supermount > dev=/dev/scd1,fs=auto,--,user,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,umask=0 > 0 0 > none /mnt/floppy supermount > dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,user,iocharset=iso8859-15,sync,codepage=850,umask=0 > 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/nt ntfs ro,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-15 0 0 > none /proc proc defaults 0 0 > /dev/hdb7 swap swap defaults 0 0 > > /etc/mtab > /dev/hdb5 / ext3 rw 0 0 > none /proc proc rw 0 0 > none /dev devfs rw 0 0 > none /dev/pts devpts rw,mode=0620 0 0 > /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 rw 0 0 > none /mnt/cdrom supermount > ro,noexec,nosuid,nodev,dev=/dev/scd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepa >ge=850,umask=0 0 0 none /mnt/cdrom2 supermount > rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,dev=/dev/scd1,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepa >ge=850,umask=0 0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount > rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,sync,dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,co >depage=850,umask=0 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/nt ntfs > ro,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-15 0 0 > > Seasons greetings. > Malcolm Candlish. > > On Sun, 2002-12-15 at 19:39, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On the other hand, you could take my solution - I use the cd-rw as both > > reader and writer. I have to burn an image if I want a copy, but for > > most purposes it causes me no problems whatsoever. > > > > Anne > > > > On Sunday 15 Dec 2002 7:32 pm, Malcolm Candlish wrote: > > > Tom, > > > > > > Thank you for your comments. > > > > > > I can work the reader for XCDRoast if the cd reader is in scsi > > > emulation form, but the trouble is it will not operate as a normal cd > > > reader for other purposes. > > > > > > In view of this I shall take your advice and drop emulation for the > > > reader and resort to the 'command line' for that occasion. > > > > > > Thank you for your input. > > > > > > Malcolm Candlish. > > > > > > On Fri, 2002-12-13 at 00:29, Tom Brinkman wrote: > > > > On Thursday December 12 2002 12:57 pm, Malcolm Candlish wrote: > > > > > Charles, > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for your reply.I had no idea that both the hdc reader and > > > > > hdd writer rom were to be in scsi emulation mode. This I fear may > > > > > disrupt my reader rom in other duties? > > > > > > > > It will > > > > > > > > > At the end of my reply I am adding my significant files should you > > > > > wish to look at them. I am grateful for your time. > > > > > > > > > > What is kb3? I have not heard of this; is it any good and how can I > > > > > obtain it. > > > > > > > > Kb3 gets around this by completely modifying your mount points > > > > in /etc/fstab ... which also will cause 'disrupt my reader rom in > > > > other duties' problems, often even worse. As does settin your CDrom > > > > up to be scsi emulated. > > > > > > > > GUI front ends for the programs of cdrecord and mkisofs try to > > > > work on several differnet distro's. IMO, not very well on any. Even > > > > if you get a GUI setup to work with your drives, changing from > > > > supermount to supermount disabled will ruin the day again. Similar > > > > situations will be encountered when trying to use the various GUI > > > > burner apps to select files to be burned. > > > > > > > > You'll be better off in the long run reading the > > > > CD-writing-howto, and learning how to use your burner on the command > > > > line. You'll also find out that it's simpler, quicker an easier than > > > > GUI's anyhow. EG, to record an audio CD, all I hav'ta do is type > > > > 'bacd' in a terminal as user. Much quicker, simpler, and bulletproof > > > > than any GUI. > > > > > > > > alias bacd='cdrecord -v -eject speed=8 dev=0,3,0 -pad -audio *.wav' > > > > -- > > > > Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > ---- > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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