On Tuesday 26 Nov 2002 2:33 pm, Technoslick wrote: > From: "Anne Wilson" > > >No, but I wanted the convenience of being able to read from the dvd and > write > >to the cd-rw, but XCDroast couldn't see it. I understand k3b (I think > > it's called) could do it anyway, so I'll look at that when I've a moment. > > I haven't tried burning 'on-the-fly' with Linux, as yet. I can tell you it > didn't work for me under Windows 98 SE. Then again, it's not like I have a > lot of horsepower here. The pair of AMD K6-2/500's I have, have long since > lost their prime in running modern tech stuff. :-(
I used to do it regularly on Nero. I've had a couple of cds ruined by playing them in the car, so I don't risk it any more. I make a copy for car use. > > I haven't tried K3b yet. It sounds like a good alternative to eroast. I > have never been able to get XCDroast to work for me. I find it OK for data, but not for music. > > >I was under the impression, too, that it would not work for dvd film (as > >distinct from data) if it was not scsi emulated. Is this not so? > > I am not sure that I know what you are implying, Nothing complicated - just playing dvd movies. > Keep in mind that in a perfect answer, it is not best to put two devices > such as these on the same IDE channel. Since I have 4 ide connectors (two normal and two udma) I have plenty of space. I don't need to put them together. > Some here have said they do it all > the time and never have problems. It could be because they are running very > fast systems that can accept the data flow without interruption. XCDroast has a message that seems to me to imply that burn-free, or whatever it calls it, is switched on. I wonder if that means the same as it would in Nero? > >BTW - is your Liteon drive coupled with a cd-rw? I'm curious after my > parts > >supplier talked of some incompatibilities. > > Yes, I do run my Liteon on the same IDE channel as another ROM device. The > Liteon is master, the Phillips CD-RW is slave. As far as I can tell, they > both work as expected. I don't know which brands they were talking about, apart from Afreey, but I do know that if they are asked to supply one they now ask what it will be teamed with. As I said, they were not rubbishing the drive, just being cautious about compatibility. Anne
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