This is true, SCSI CD-Rs are a lot easier to set up, assuming you've already
got your SCSI card working and what not. cdrecord, which is used
by most other software frontends, only works with SCSI drives.
So for IDE CD-Rs (like mine) it's necessary to recompile the kernel with
IDE cdrom support as a module (or not at all), and then compile SCSI cdrom
support and SCSI host adapter emulation. But all that's really
better covered in the HOWTO, which helped me get up and running without
much trouble. I've got a Mitsumi CR-4802 (does R and RW) and it's
never given me a bad burn. As long as you don't mind putting in some
time on the software side, and you feel like you can save some money on
a good brand IDE drive, then it's a viable option. Just make sure
you get a CD-R with a big buffer (>=2MB), as this is what really affects
burn reliability, assuming you're using decent media.
-Nick
Doc Shipley wrote:
Shirish,
I've been using the Teac 55S for a while and like it. I've never
used any
of the IDE burners personally, but I gather from the newsgroups and
from
some guys locally that they are more trouble to set up and use than
a SCSI
writer. I have also read from several sources that IDE writers tend
not to
perform as reliably with audio CDs as SCSI.
--
Doc Shipley
Network Guy
TARL Labs, UT
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