> >
> > just in case:
> > hdparm -d1 /dev/devicename
>
> I'll look into it. Do you know how to run a benchmark with hdparm? Someone
> showed it a while back and I can't remember the switch.

hdparm -tT /dev/device 

too bad it didn't support benchmarking a floppy disk when i tried ;o)

> > If you are absolutely in love with this method, try lower speeds and
> > always make sure the original CD is in good condition.
>
> Yeah. I'll probably try a make an iso with mkisofs first in future. Is that
> the proper way of doing it?

well, i don't think there is one 'proper way', but that would be one
solution... you could also dd to a file on your hd first, like:

dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/home/username/cdimage.iso

and then 

cdrecord -v speed=16 -dev=0,2,0 /home/username/cdimage.iso

HTH

Damian


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