Re: [newbie] CDRW install, need help w/fstab

[John Richard Smith]

Angus Auld wrote:

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From: John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 20:03:20 +0000
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] CDRW install, need help w/fstab
 

My K3b system device entry looks like this:

"/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/cd (0, 0, 0)

I only have one cd device, which is my burner, so would 
that account for the difference?

     

No , 
It's just that you do not have your writer as a device, mounted, the 
/mnt/cdrom section is there for that . The rest adds various controls to 
the device, like fonts and access, but I cannot remember what the 0 0 on 
the end does.I should know but cannot recall.

I guess that k3b does not actually have to access the device through the 
external system mount command, but can aecess it as a  device using it's 
own built in mount command, I don't really know though. Pure guess. The 
k3b programme setup wizard added mine like it is , so I'm guessing quite 
a bit. I tend to use xcdroast for most gui writing, and cdrecord on the 
command line, but recently I added k3b , and found to my joy if can 
packet write, something I have never been able to do before. So that's a 
one up for k3b. I find that very usefull when wanting to add bits and 
pieces of software programmes to a CD for safe keeping, it doesn't 
insist on fixing the entire disc, thus leaving space for aditions.

John

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k3b wizard added my entry like it is too. Maybe a difference in 
our setup requirements because of hardware/software??

I simple don't know.

Something I have noticed that I would like to enquire about 
is the fact that under windows, my cdrw drive seems to be spinning a lot faster while operating. What could account 
for that? I have noticed this even when playing a music cd. 
The drive is a lot "louder". Under Mdk it seems to be running 
quieter/slower. Seems like it is working OK under both 
however.

I think this is a good sign, it means the device is reading data well, 
without having to accellerate the spin speed to do so.

I like k3b too, but haven't tried anything else yet for Mdk. Nero is pretty simple to use under windows.

 

You ought to do a man cdrecord in a terminal, and see if you can begin 
to understand the command line. After all these gui apps are merely a 
gui front ends to cdrecord to save you the effort of bothering to learn 
the command line. I personally like to know both. I like both. I see 
nothing wrong with gui apps, but I also like to know how things work. So 
I generally make an effort to learn both. If you ever want help with the 
command line , you only have to ask here and plenty of us will help you.

For gui front ends I prefer xcdroast, I like it's eligant logical layout 
for a start. Basically you find everything you want to write a disc in 
apps withing it by selecting from botton boxes down the lefthand side of 
the main window, just follow procedures . Within each step of the way 
you have many choices to make, but defaults get you started. Before you 
can use xcdroast you must enter setup and get everything entered 
correctly, but once done, save and return to main window. You may need 
to install xcdroast, it's on your installation discs if you need to find 
it. Also, I have found Thomas Neiderwriter the author quite helpful in 
running down problems, particularly hardware issues.

There is also Gcombust. I have never had a lot to do with it.

John

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