Re: Burning CD-Rs with my Laptop?
Hello,
I would be very glad to see what the final choice was/will be,
brandname+model+$ for the interface and burner and external case,
Debian package of choice to run the burner and its eventual specific
setup (and possibly kernel needs + module config for the interface).
(I wonder if it could be a good idea to collect such
genericDebianLaptop-related infos somewhere, organized for desired
goal... I mean "this is tested and works fine" [well now I remember
that there are burningSW+burner-related infos on some Linux
site... and/or in the docs of some burning SW].)
Thanks a lot.
Nicola
On Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 08:35:42AM -0700, Heather wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm looking for a solution to burn CD-Roms with my Laptop.
> > (Gericom OverdoseII, 366 Celeron, 64 Mb, 2x pcmcia, 2x usb)
> > It shouldn't be too expensive and should work in real life, not
> > just in theory. (And of course with linux)
>
> Heh, with that nospam class address you are such a shill, but
> I'll bite for a plug. Tuxtops has a bunch of models, and CDRW
> is an option...
>
> Though I have to admit, our debian preload is only ----almost----
> finished!
>
> Anyways, now to answer the rest of your gabble as myself...
>
> > Here are some considerations. Maybe you can correct me, or
> > tell me what works ok for you, or give some recommendations.
> >
> > external ide-writer connected to parallel-port
> > too slow, too unreliable during burning, system
> > almost stops during parport data-transfers (at
> > least thats my experience with a external parport
> > 2.5" Hard-Drive), can only burn at 4x speed
>
> Yuck. If you're gonna go external, get one of those Addonics
> PCMCIA attached ones. At least you'll come in via the PCMCIA
> to PCI bridge instead of that putzy 25 pin plug.
>
> I'll admit that I only have their CD bay, but it works great
> and I have 3 laptops share it :) So I have confidence their
> RW ought to work nicely
>
> I should note that the speed at which you should burn is also
> going to be limited by how good the CDRW media you use is.
> At least with RWs if it stinks you can re-cook it. But you
> don't want to have to cook 4 times to get one disc, do you?
>
> <plug>
> Our Obsidian 30w has this slide bay so it acts internal. I'd
> have to check on our new models, I'm not at work right now!
> </plug>
>
> > external writer connected to usb port
> > a bit more reliable, but till too slow,
> > same 4x speed limit, problems with
> > usb kernel support
>
> I have not tried this so I'll take your word for it.
>
> > external scsi-writer connected to scsi pcmcia-card
> > 2 words: too expensive
>
> oh well, it has the advantage of coming in on the fast
> bus and then being able to take async lowlevel commands.
> Also something I've not tried, but mere specs say it
> should be the fastest you could get.
>
> > external ide-writer connected to ide-pcmcia-card
> > inexpensive, no speed limit, the external case
> > can also be used for eide harddisks
>
> Okay, maybe. The Addonics thingy cuts the case out of
> the loop, though you cannot add more drives, I think.
>
> For just tacking on more IDE drives I use a CarryDisk.
> But I had to make a tweak to the pcmcia core options
> to make it accept more time before resetting the card,
> otherwise, it couldn't handle newer drives - they take
> longer to spin up than an old 528 Mb...
>
> > So currently the last one is my favorite solution.
> > But:
> > Does this work? Has anyone done that? And where
> > do you get these ide-pcmcia-cards?
>
> I own *one* general case IDE/PCMCIA card, but my digging on
> the net only found things that lead to special cases and
> connectors. If I'd realized how rare the small ones were
> going to become I'd have bought at least 10 of 'em :(
>
> > thanx
> > ron
>
> Best luck
>
> Heather Stern -*- star -*- starshine.org (home) -*- tuxtops.com (work)
>
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