Also look at the media the drive supports.  I had a S&F 8x burner that was
VERY specific on which it would burn on...not in the documentation.  Though
it was the 1st 8x burner out on consumer level in the US.

Rob


>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tibbetts, Ric
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 8:11 AM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: [expert] drakbackup
>>
>>
>> civileme wrote:
>> > Well google around and you can find scdbackup which is oriented toward
>> > 650Mb
>> > disks.  And I have tested it to work on 9.0 with supermount disabled,
>> > and a
>> > $25.95(US) CDRW drive which is rated 4x4x24  Even with that, the drive
>> > barfs
>> > on CDRW media, even for blanking, with 9.0
>> >
>> > DO NOT USE CDRW media for this either--most of it is 650 and there are
>> > MANY
>> > supposed CDRW drives which will not work with CDRW media of the more
>> > modern
>> > flavor or insist on trying to treat all the CDRW media as 700Mb
>> > capacity.
>> >
>> > Civileme
>> >
>>
>> Interesting that you should mention this.
>> I have been trying to backup a directory full of mp3 files to a CD-RW.
>> They just REFUSE to write/recover properly. I can backup the rest of the
>> system with no problem, but not those mp3's.
>> IT may be yet another case of CD-RW problems.(?).
>> I may try burning them to a CD-R ... But I've got a pile of
>> coasters now...
>>
>> I will probably just invest in a spindle of 100 of them, get it
>> over with.
>>
>> Also, I tried writing the latest beta iso to a CD-RW. But nooo.. The
>> CD-RW drive is new, as are the disks. They burn ok, but if I move the CD
>> to the other (older) drive, and try to boot the box from it.. No go. I
>> can't even mount them on that drive.
>> If I burn the ISOs to a CD-R, all works like it should.
>>
>> I bought the CD-RW's thinking "Great for temp storage". But no.. I've
>> had far too many problems with them.
>>
>> I wish I had my DAT Drive with me. Can't beat tape for backups. :)
>> Sadly, it's in my server in Seattle, and I'm "STILL" stuck in Florida...
>>
>> sigh...
>>
>> Ric
>>
>>


Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Reply via email to