On Thu, 6 Nov 2003, Aaron Trumm wrote: > > i've been through most of this - I haven't tried manually using a slower > speed though... k i'll try that > Sometimes recording at slower speed will make up for failings in you CDRW and *also* for less-than-stellar CDRs. I only make coasters (at 24x) if I use dime-store CDRs. Also, the CD-Writing howto has all the info you need for writing CDs, although it sounds like you've done your homework. > > ----- 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/ > > > // John Bleichert // syborg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
