Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 18:13:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Donald Burr <dburr@pobox.com> To: The Classiest Man Alive <ksmm@threespace.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: CD-R(W)s Message-ID: <XFMail.980827181359.dburr@pobox.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980827165920.21816V-100000@shell1.cybercom.net>
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My secret spy satellite informs me that on 27-Aug-98, The Classiest Man Alive wrote: > It's time to replace my old CD-ROM and I'm considering moving to a CD-R > or > a CD-RW. I'm wondering how well these devices work with FreeBSD 2.2.x. They work very well indeed. > Is it possible to burn CDs using FreeBSD (e.g., is there softare > available > for this purpose)? Yes. Look at /usr/ports/sysutils/cdrecord, and /usr/ports/sysutils/mkisofs, and /usr/ports/sysutils/mkhybrid*. > Does they function normally as CD-ROM replacements or are there any > special considerations? Yes. They function as normal CD-ROM drives when not being used as CD writers. You can mount and unmount them, install FreeBSD from them, etc. > Does anybody have any good/bad experiences with a particular > manufacturer > or model? I purchased a Sony CD-R CDU926S at a computer show earlier this year for just under $300 (that's including tax and everything). (By now, the price will probably have come down significantly on these) This is a 6x read/2x write SCSI device, and it works like a charm. I've burned well over a hundred CD's with it, and the only failures I've had are when I screwed up something myself. I am quite happy with this unit, and would gladly buy the same one if I needed to buy a new CD-R right now. --- Donald Burr <dburr@pobox.com> *NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!* | PGP: Your WWW HomePage: http://DonaldBurr.base.org/ ICQ#16997506 | right to Address: P.O. Box 91212, Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1212 | 'Net privacy. Phone: (805) 957-9666 FAX: (800) 492-5954 | USE IT. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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