Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-24 Thread Doug Ambrisko
Kevin S. Brackett writes: | Oh, well then, :) I'm glad I said something before I actually bought one | (I saw the atapi RW drives were rather cheap now (~US$125)) I think that most IDE CD-R/CD-RW will just work using Soren's ata driver in current. I'm doing that on my laptop right now with a

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-24 Thread Andrew Atrens
On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Doug Ambrisko wrote: I think that most IDE CD-R/CD-RW will just work using Soren's ata driver in current. I'm doing that on my laptop right now with a hacked pccard and hacked ata driver. Also I have an external IDE hard disk as well. I do have a problem with buffer

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-23 Thread Joel Ray Holveck
For backup, I bought DVD-RAM drive for $400. 5.2GB(double side) media is around $35, you can use them as 2.3GB x 2 disks. No reason to buy double-sided media; just buy single-sided and punch a hole along the edge. :-) joelh -- Joel Ray Holveck - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fourth law of

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-18 Thread Hidetoshi Shimokawa
At Tue, 17 Aug 1999 17:47:42 -0700 (PDT), Matthew Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One thing www.buy.com is really good for, even if you don't buy from them, is to get pricing information on a general search. You can then use it to do comparison shopping.

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-18 Thread Michael Elbel
In lists.freebsd.current you write: Does anyone know how to create a bootable CDRom? mkisofs -b You just need the image of a bootable floppy. I've made several homegrown FreeBSD install CDs with boot.flp . Michael -- \|/ -O- Michael Elbel, ConSol* GmbH, - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 089 /

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-18 Thread Hidetoshi Shimokawa
At Wed, 18 Aug 1999 08:40:59 -0700 (PDT), Matthew Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :For backup, I bought DVD-RAM drive for $400. :5.2GB(double side) media is around $35, you can use them as 2.3GB x 2 :disks. : :Enabling raw-write in scsi_cd.c, you can newfs/mount DVD-RAM as UFS. :Write

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-18 Thread Doug Ambrisko
Kevin S. Brackett writes: | Oh, well then, :) I'm glad I said something before I actually bought one | (I saw the atapi RW drives were rather cheap now (~US$125)) I think that most IDE CD-R/CD-RW will just work using Soren's ata driver in current. I'm doing that on my laptop right now with a

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-18 Thread Andrew Atrens
On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Doug Ambrisko wrote: I think that most IDE CD-R/CD-RW will just work using Soren's ata driver in current. I'm doing that on my laptop right now with a hacked pccard and hacked ata driver. Also I have an external IDE hard disk as well. I do have a problem with buffer

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-18 Thread David O'Brien
[ Amancio's reply moved to the *bottom* where replies belong.. ] He (and some others on this list) should also learn how to NOT QUOTE THE ENTIRE MESSAGE. Only the relevant parts should be quoted. -- -- David([EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- [EMAIL PROTECTED]) To Unsubscribe: send mail to

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-18 Thread Joel Ray Holveck
Isn't that the drive with the enclosed DVD disk -- kinda like a permanent caddy? I've avoided the DVD-RAM drives because of that and because the Type I(double side) is with a permanent caddy, but TypeII(single side) can be pulled out from the enclosure and supposed to be read by DVD-ROM

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-17 Thread Wilko Bulte
As Amancio Hasty wrote ... Oh Guys, I simply am trying to get information on which cd-recorder works Sigh. This sounds a bit like how the whole Balkan thing got out of hand. well on FreeBSD. It will help to avoid confusion and postings if there was a cd-record handbook section explaining

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-17 Thread Andrew Atrens
Hi Amancio, I've got a: acd0: HP CD-Writer+ 7200/V:003.01 CDROM drive at ata1 as master acd0: drive speed 1034KB/sec, 768KB cache acd0: supported read types: CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, packet track acd0: supported write types: CD-R, CD-RW, test write acd0: Audio: play, 128 volume levels (HP 7200i)

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-17 Thread Kevin S. Brackett
For a list of "reported to work" drives that work with cdrecord check out: http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private/cdwriters-1.8.html Also, notice the "It should run on: All SCSI-3/mmc compliant drives, All ATAPI/mmc compliant drvies" The HP 7200 drive is

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-17 Thread Amancio Hasty
You got to be joking . Is not that I do or don't want to write documentation is rather that I don't feel qualify to write such a document. Besides, the recent scrimmage between Jordan and Brian does not give me a warm fuzzy feeling to dive into writing the documentation. Have Brian write the

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-17 Thread Andrew Atrens
On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Kevin S. Brackett wrote: For a list of "reported to work" drives that work with cdrecord check out: http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private/cdwriters-1.8.html Also, notice the "It should run on: All SCSI-3/mmc compliant drives, All

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-17 Thread Amancio Hasty
Lets see what the CAM people have to say about providing an interface to ATAPI CDs including CD recorders. On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Kevin S. Brackett wrote: For a list of "reported to work" drives that work with cdrecord check out:

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-17 Thread Kenneth D. Merry
[ Amancio's reply moved to the *bottom* where replies belong.. ] Amancio Hasty wrote... Amancio Hasty wrote... Lets see what the CAM people have to say about providing an interface to ATAPI CDs including CD recorders. On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Kevin S. Brackett wrote:

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-17 Thread Matthew Dillon
:Hi, : :Any one care to recommend a CD writer for FreeBSD-current since thats :typically what I run over here. : :Yamaha CRW4416S "just works" with -current and cdrecord, both for CD-R and :CD-RW. : :-- :Bob Bishop +44 118 977 4017 I picked up a Yamaha CRW6416S today and it

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-17 Thread Mike Smith
Does anyone know how to create a bootable CDRom? There are a couple of techniques; look at /usr/share/examples/worm/makecdfs.sh for the way we make the FreeBSD installation CDs bootable. -- \\ The mind's the standard \\ Mike Smith \\ of the man. \\ [EMAIL

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-17 Thread Manfred Antar
At 07:42 PM 08/17/1999 -0400, Kevin S. Brackett wrote: Oh, well then, :) I'm glad I said something before I actually bought one (I saw the atapi RW drives were rather cheap now (~US$125)) Computergeeks has a Phillips Model: CDD-3600 2x2x6 SCSI CD-RW Kit for $139

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-16 Thread Amancio Hasty
Sorry about that . The emphasis is more on the hardware and second is the software -- I usually get around problems with the software. Is there any support for IDE CD writers or are they not worth bothering with on FreeBSD. Tnks! On Sun, 15 Aug 1999, Amancio Hasty wrote: Any

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-16 Thread Brian F. Feldman
On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Amancio Hasty wrote: Sorry about that . The emphasis is more on the hardware and second is the software -- I usually get around problems with the software. Mkisofs is good for creating an ISO 9660 file systems. Wormcontrol and dd are a good combination for writing

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-16 Thread Amancio Hasty
Most Cool! Is there a list of IDE cd writers which work FreeBSD? Tnks Again! On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Amancio Hasty wrote: Sorry about that . The emphasis is more on the hardware and second is the software -- I usually get around problems with the software. Mkisofs is good

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-16 Thread Max Khon
hi, there! On Sun, 15 Aug 1999, Amancio Hasty wrote: Any one care to recommend a CD writer for FreeBSD-current since thats typically what I run over here. I use Sony CDU948S-RP more than year. works like a charm If cd-recorder is not MMC-compatible check that cdrdao supports it directly

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-16 Thread Jordan K. Hubbard
Mkisofs is good for creating an ISO 9660 file systems. Wormcontrol and dd are a good combination for writing them. This would be true if the worm driver wasn't actually dead. You should at least check on these things before publically recommending obsolete mechanisms. :) In the world of CAM

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-16 Thread Amancio Hasty
Cool, So can we have the manufacture and model of your cd-recorder ? 8) Browsing a little over at http://www.buy.com and noticed that they have quite a few Plextor cd recorders so I am wondering if anyone has any experience with Plextor cd recorders... Tnks! -- Amancio Hasty

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-16 Thread Brian F. Feldman
On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: Mkisofs is good for creating an ISO 9660 file systems. Wormcontrol and dd are a good combination for writing them. This would be true if the worm driver wasn't actually dead. You should at least check on these things before publically

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-16 Thread Jordan K. Hubbard
So can we have the manufacture and model of your cd-recorder ? 8) Yes, it's a "Smart and Friendly" (gah!) "Rocket Recorder" - it does 8X CDR, 6X CDRW and 24X CD. I like it. :) - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-16 Thread Amancio Hasty
I take it that the absence of the interface means your cd-recoder uses scsi. Tnks A Lot! So can we have the manufacture and model of your cd-recorder ? 8) Yes, it's a "Smart and Friendly" (gah!) "Rocket Recorder" - it does 8X CDR, 6X CDRW and 24X CD. I like it. :) - Jordan --

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-16 Thread Jordan K. Hubbard
In my case, you should always assume SCSI unless expressly indicated otherwise. I hate ATAPI devices, no insult to Soren's fine work intended. :) - Jordan I take it that the absence of the interface means your cd-recoder uses scsi. Tnks A Lot! So can we have the manufacture and

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-16 Thread Brian F. Feldman
On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: Wormcontrol uses WORM ioctls, handled by both of the ATAPI drivers. Utterly irrelevant, not that you seem to let it stop you. You bringing up worm(4) was entirely irrelevant. You implied that wormcontrol does not work because the worm old-SCSI

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-16 Thread Amancio Hasty
Oh Guys, I simply am trying to get information on which cd-recorder works well on FreeBSD. It will help to avoid confusion and postings if there was a cd-record handbook section explaining all the gory details. Peace -- Amancio Hasty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-16 Thread David O'Brien
have quite a few Plextor cd recorders so I am wondering if anyone has any experience with Plextor cd recorders... Excellent experience. I have both their 4x and 8x [SCSI] burners. If you check the various CDROM burner FAQs around, you will also find that Plextors perform better than others

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-15 Thread Mike Muir
Amancio Hasty wrote: Any one care to recommend a CD writer for FreeBSD-current since thats typically what I run over here. Well, im using a Sony 948S here, works fine under -CURRENT with GCOMBUST (as a front end to mkisofs, mkhybridfs and cdrecord).. except that GCOMBUST occasionally cant

Re: cd writer recommendation?

1999-08-15 Thread Brian F. Feldman
On Sun, 15 Aug 1999, Amancio Hasty wrote: Any one care to recommend a CD writer for FreeBSD-current since thats typically what I run over here. Are you asking for recommendation about hardware or software? It's not evident from your wording. Tnks -- Amancio Hasty [EMAIL