i've been through most of this - I haven't tried manually using a slower speed though... k i'll try that ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gustavo Zamorano S." <gzsuniq@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "A list for linux audio users" <linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 5:25 PM Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] CD Burning... > Check with cdrecord -scanbus to be sure your scsi cd devices. > > Read man cdrecord. Examples at the end will help you. > > Check your CD writer maximum write speed. If you are having troubles, > reduce writing speed. > To make a backup to a CD use mkisofs. Read man mkisofs. Check examples > in cdrecord man pages. > > To write audio cds try to save just wav files under a directory. > Cdrecord will remove headers. See also cdrecord examples. > > A slower speed is... slower... but... It works!. > > GZS > > > > Aaron Trumm wrote: > > Hello list! > > > > I'm having some trouble with burning CD's and having trouble finding sources > > of info - I don't know if I'm just not looking very hard or well, or if I'm > > really getting stuck > > > > basically, right now on my system, they end up being coasters about 90% of > > the time - I've been trying both cdrecord and xcdroast and both either do > > the burn (i've tried burning iso files for backups and also doing audio cds) > > or they'll have some sort of error, fixate, and eject the disk early in the > > process > > > > I assume this is an issue with the hardware, I guess - I have an artec 52x > > burner > > > > other than this I don't have all that much info at my fingertips (I'm at the > > wrong computer) - but I'm trying to find stuff to start reading, checking, > > etc... > > > > any ideas would be appreciated! thanks! > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Houston Poetry Slam Team > > www.houstonpoetryslam.com > > NQuit Records > > www.nquit.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > -- > This Message is sent from my Red Hat 8.0 Linux server > Machine Registration number 205692 at http://counter.li.org/ > > .-. Gustavo Zamorano S. > .-. | Registered Linux user number 320898 > .-. | | at http://counter.li.org/ >