Re: [ProgSoc] CD Writer Compatibility with Linux

[Telford Tendys <telford@nospam.progsoc.uts.edu.au>]

> I am in the process of trying to buy a CD writer for two uses (1) To use for
> recording from a Roland VS-1680 Digital Recorder and (2) To use as a back-up
> device for my PC (I have Win98, WinNT and Linux, latest stable Kernel..) I
> need the CD-Writer to be compatible with Linux, and I was wondering if
> anyone knows where I can find the "most up to date" list of CD-Writers that
> are compatible with Linux on the net?

The best software for Linux recording is :

	ftp://ftp.fokus.gmd.de/pub/unix/cdrecord/ 

And last I checked, JVC was the only brand NOT supported. You might
check the above site and try to get a look at the latest version.


> The CD-Writer is a JVC QPS CD-R (External SCSI) and this is the only
> CD-Writer that Roland will support for their Digital Recorders (don't ask me
> why!?!?).

Sounds sus to me, can't you get the digital recorded to download back
to your Linux box, then burn the CD from there. I would say that a digital
recorded without download capabilities is next to useless. What excuse is
there in this day and age to produce a high end device without an ethernet
port and TCP/IP stack?

> I have a CD-Writer compatibility list for Linux/Unix in front of
> me, but to my despair, the JVC QPS is NOT on it - so i am kind of hoping
> that I have an out-of-date list.
> 
> Any help in finding the most up-to-date list of CD-Writers supported by
> Linux would be greatly appreciated!

Maybe there is some reason why JVC devices are difficult to support?
Maybe it is just historical cooincidence? Personally I would suggest
Yamaha, but that's just because every time I use mine, it works.

	- Tel
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