On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Frank Hale wrote:
>Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 20:16:00 -0400
>From: Frank Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: anaconda's code
>
>> If you're planning on making a distribution based on Red Hat, two
>> things will simplify your life greatly.
>>
>> 1) VMware
>> 2) CDRW media instead of CDR media. No coasters.
>>
>> Hope this helps you out.
>> TTYL
>
>Well right now it just has customized packages to install. I've done
>away with stuff like emacs, clustering software, some of the x games.
>
>But yes this helps me. So Linux supports rewritable disks? I can just
>burn it then erase it if it doesn't work? I've got to check into this
>definitely! Thanks a million!
cdrecord dev=0,0,0 blank=all speed=2
Of course you have to use CDRW disks to be able to erase a
disk. Linux has never not supported this AFAIK. As soon as CDRW
was available, the kernel side of things is just a raw
driver. cdrecord has supported CDRW for as long as I can
remember and I've been using it for at least 2-3 years...
In fact, I just got an Oops while erasing a CDRW the other day,
while simultaneously attempting to mount a CDROM in my cd reader
which is on the same IDE bus. I've got no response from anyone
on lkml who seems to care yet, so I might as well advertise it a
bit. ;o)
So, log into your company server, wait until they erase a CDRW
and then mount a disk. ;o) A cron job might work good
enough. ;o)
Seriously though, it works fine, just as long as you don't do
what I did. ;o)
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