On Sunday 26 September 2004 08:08, john wrote: > Björn Lundin wrote: > > H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > >>On Sunday 26 September 2004 10:17, john wrote: > >>>Hello > >>>I will be using cdrw media in upcoming work to transfer files > >>> between work and home and also use for backup. In winblows, it > >>> was a matter of "save as" and indicate cd. I have not used win > >>> for about a year now and don't intend to. Would appreciate some > >>> advice on which application would be simplest to setup and use or > >>> point me in the right direction for info. I have tried k3b, > >>> eroaster, and nautilus without much success. My lack of > >>> experience in setup is probably the real issue. Thanks in > >>> advance. John > >> > >>John what exactly are your problems? > >>I myself used Nautilus on a laptop and K3B on my desktop. Both are > >>"no-brainers" to install as one uses "urpmi" to do that correctly. > >> > >>Neither of them require any special setup as they probe for CD > >> drives themselves. If your drive isn't found, there might some > >> other problem with your hardware. > >> > >>Nautilus offers the option "burn to CD" when right-clicking an a > >> file and K3B > >>supports drag & drop very well IMO. > > > > I think he's after UDF writing. I'm not sure if that's supported at > > in Linux. Some googling only gives dead projects, but no valuable > > info. I'd go with a usb-stick instead, if moving data between > > machines is the primary reason, and burning to an cd-r/dvd with k3b > > for backup > > /Björn > > Hello > Thanks for the response. I will be developing spreadsheets, > schedules, e-mail to send out at home, etc. I have 2 projects that > require driving about 150 miles per day. I use laptop on road and > desktop at home. It is easier to enter info. during day and sort > out,adjust. or modify at home. When using k3b for example, it burns > the first file on cd ok, but then doesn't like adding the next file > or making changes to the existing file. I tried the force button but > this ends with error. I'm not familiar with a usb-stick but might be > an alternative. Thanks again for info. > John I use k3b and drag & drop any file to the cd-dvd with no problem, therefore I dont understand your why you are having difficulties. -- Regards; Hoyt Registered Linux User #363264 http://counter.li.org
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