i have an external CD burner. it's a Philips Omni-Writer... sorry i don't recall the
exact model (i'm at work) but it is an older one. i bought it from a computer nut
friend. it's a SCSI device and it works just great. =) don't let my previous post
about it crashing on me mislead you. that is the only time it has done that under
linux. when i installed 7.0 & 7.1 they both autodetected it & set everything up for
me. it works great.
Adrian Smith
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>>> "C.K.Gardner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3:48:51 PM 11/1/00 >>>
I'm looking to do some hardware upgrading in the next couple of months, and I
would like some advice about an external cd-rw for a laptop. I've been following
discussions on burning cds both in this group and in Linux mags, and rarely does
anyone mention externals. Can it even be done with Linux (Mandrake 7.1 being
touted as able to recognize more peripherals than most distros)? Speed is not
really a priority, and I may never get around to burning music. Just files,
programs, and photos.
So, in a nutshell:
Can it be done? By a newbie?
Any recommendations on connections (USB, PCMCIA, etc) or brands?
Thanks in advance!
Christopher
