From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 4 21:05:24 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07C3F16A401 for ; Fri, 4 May 2007 21:05:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris@vindaloo.com) Received: from corellia.vindaloo.com (corellia.vindaloo.com [64.51.148.100]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDBC113C448 for ; Fri, 4 May 2007 21:05:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris@vindaloo.com) Received: from dagobah.vindaloo.com (dagobah.vindaloo.com [172.24.145.68]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by corellia.vindaloo.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA3655D05; Fri, 4 May 2007 17:05:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost.vindaloo.com (localhost.vindaloo.com [IPv6:::1]) by dagobah.vindaloo.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l44L3dh2001958; Fri, 4 May 2007 17:03:39 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from chris@vindaloo.com) From: Christopher Sean Hilton To: dave@transducertech.com In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 17:03:38 -0400 Message-Id: <1178312618.1313.8.camel@dagobah.vindaloo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Easiest method to install a DVD writer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 21:05:24 -0000 On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 09:40 -0700, dave@transducertech.com wrote: > Hi, > > I have a desktop Compaq computer running the latest stable version of > FreeBSD. I want to install a DVD writer to use for backups (either internal > or USB). Can someone recommend the easiest method to do this by? Is there a > list of supported DVD writers for the latest stable version of FreeBSD? I > don't want to spend a lot of time configuring it. I just want to install > something I know will work, with minimal need for configuration. Also, will > I need special software to do the actual writing? If so, what free software > works well and is easy to use? Suggestions? Success stories? > I just picked up a Sony DRX-S50U from Staples on Wednesday. When I tested it with growisofs and a DVD+RW it worked fine. This is an external USB unit which is pretty small actually. -- Chris -- __o "All I was doing was trying to get home from work." _`\<,_ -Rosa Parks ___(*)/_(*)___________________________________________________________ Christopher Sean Hilton pgp key: D0957A2D/f5 30 0a e1 55 76 9b 1f 47 0b 07 e9 75 0e 14