On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 10:12:36PM -0500, Doug wrote: > On 02/16/2014 09:35 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > >I've got a project in which I'll be making many dozens of DVDs from > >other media, and I thought it'd be really cool to use LightScribe to > >label the discs. > > > >well, I come to discover that LightScribe seems to have gone out of > >fashion, and I can't find suitable software anywhere. > > > >LaCie used to distribute software for Linux that reportedly worked > >well, but I can't find it either,... it has disappeared from their > >web site. > > > >Can anyone point me to a site that may still have it? (or other > >suitable substitute). > > > >Thanks! > > > What you need is LightScribe Simple Labeler. It looks like you can > get it from this outfit: > > http://www.pawtec.com/lightscribe/ Doug, I've got both files, and have installed 'em, but so far how to use them has eluded me. Is there any docs on them? thanks! Fred > > You actually need two programs--they should both come with the > download, if I > remember it correctly.* I have been using LIghtScribe for several > years. It does > seem to be out of fashion, nowadays, and I 'm not sure that the LightScribe > company still exists. (Maybe it was Lite-On?) Anyway you can still buy disks > and you can still get drives--I just bought a low-profile internal > LightScribe drive for > my laptop. But this situation is likely to deteriorate, so it would > be a good idea to > anticipate your needs, for hardware, software and media, and buy now! > (The software is free.) > > *Maybe they don't. In my download directory I find > > lightscribe-1.18.27.10-linux-2.6-intel.rpm > lightscribeApplications-1.18.15.1-linux-2.6-intel.rpm > > The first file is 825987 B, the second file is 9756232 B. > If you can't find these files, send me a message directly--I think > they are small enough > to send without my server complaining. > > I see you're sending from Fedora, so these rpms should work just > fine. I'm on PCLOS, > and they work fine for me. > > --doug > > -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------- I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. ------------------------------ Philippians 4:13 ------------------------------- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
