[WBEL-users] dvd burner drivers

[jim stockford]

terrific answer!
usb connect, got advice?

On Wednesday, Nov 10, 2004, at 08:08 US/Pacific, Connie Sieh wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Nov 2004, jim stockford wrote:
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>> I'm thinking of getting either
>> Sony DW-D18A 8X DVDRW   1 99  
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> This is really a Lite-on in Sony clothing.
>
>> Lite-On SHOW-1633S 16X DVDRW  1 109  
>> NEC 16X DVD+/-RW DUAL LAYER  1 109  
>
> I would suggest the Pioneer 108.
>
>> but I'm worried that I won't have a driver that
>> works them.
>> Anybody know of Linux DVD drivers?
>
> The lowlevel drivers for all the above drive are the same and included
> with Whitebox now.
>
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>> Also, I've got a stand-along LiteOn DVD burner,
>> anyone know the right driver for that?
>>
>
> Stand-along , I assume you mean stand-alone.  The dvd burner itself 
> should
> be no problem.  The question here is what connection method you have.
> USB2 or firewire or ?
>
>> The purpose is not videos but data backup.
>> I'm just looking for a bigger, better CD
>>
>> jim
>>
> -Connie Sieh
> Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
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