From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDA08138010 for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:37:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 69A41E0824; Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:37:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-bk0-f53.google.com (mail-bk0-f53.google.com [209.85.214.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A050CE0814 for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:34:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bkwj4 with SMTP id j4so2316136bkw.40 for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:34:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=sZIpYOJYaO/8WuTuCoUR/OKRsMXiA+3713Mp+PHU9Yg=; b=IEb1r1eG5osVaPCOjJ45iHVzg4Lfq6TFB67pu1VV/9W7HcDG4uC4UWgyx1NmTY7sRe rSlNPG8Dh5A0C0MpHfECm6aFbdXMyxuEr29KnRuPCXhpbFeQAMeqdlOYBYSg74p8A/TK lRGL7yT09O83YdYf4pJHQDKmwPoUFUb1tE1akF/cfcOhVRodtIyjXOB0FDPtMU98wVFm OsodZRJgdQmROll7NDXHCToTCcTD6TscH/TtqV7qLWA2BQdxrRU/Bwbnjo+97k1LFlsK zS6PFgtdBk++iLzbFry/zc5kIqmUx0UzW3r1KpICpdIy+v4nhfmIa2FlLdDWqN8WknoB YChw== Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.155.146 with SMTP id s18mr4431065bkw.23.1345473275622; Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:34:35 -0700 (PDT) Sender: microcaicai@gmail.com Received: by 10.204.77.136 with HTTP; Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:34:35 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20120820102139.GB2928@ca.inter.net> References: <20120820102139.GB2928@ca.inter.net> Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:34:35 +0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: ADWs8sgW-k3azigxA9FNWVIZa04 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : DVD drive From: microcai To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Archives-Salt: fca64d49-7c81-47c5-9641-ef14b4575c32 X-Archives-Hash: fcb5629c15e5b4d8bdc6c4a74d638bf7 2012/8/20 Philip Webb : > Apologies for the elementary questions, but I'm a bit slow to change (smile). > > In designing my new machine, I assumed that I would simply transfer > the CD drive from the existing box to the new one, > but (1) the new mobo seems to have only SATA sockets > & (2) CD drives seem to be going the same way as diskette drives, > so I'm now planning to buy a new DVD drive & to start using DVDs. > I wb using them only for back-ups, not playing music or videos. > > This looks like a good enough item : > ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24x SATA Black R 48x W 8x OEM : CAD 24,99 > > Can anyone answer a few rather basic questions ? > (1) do I need to configure the kernel to find the drive ? NO. just enable packet write and SCSI_CDROM > (2) what software do Gentoo users use to read/write DVDs ? k3b is a good one > (3) are there rewritable DVDs, as there used to be rewritable CDs ? sure > -- among the specs are much slower speeds labelled 'RW'. > (4) anything else I sb aware of ? > > -- > ========================,,============================================ > SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb > ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto > TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca > >