On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 12:13:35PM -0600, Todd Pytel wrote: > Yup, pretty much. Some older machines I work with (`96-`97 era) don't > even spin up for CD-RW's - the hardware has no idea the disc is there. > CD-R's work fine though. But I would think `98 era drives would be > better behaved. Maybe the fact that it was an early DVD unit meant that > they cut some corners in the CD department. Might be worth trying out > some other media as well. > > --Todd
You are right CD-R's I make work fine. This gave me a chance to try out my new favorite command from the new "Linux Server Hacks" book. mkisofs -r . | ssh quag "cdrecord -v speed=24 dev=0,0,0 fs=8m -data -" Worked like a charm. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]