CD-RW's Drive Problems.

[Ronald Maggio]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert F. Stockdale IV" <javabob at localnet.com>
To: <nflug at nflug.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 4:37 AM
Subject: Re: CD-RW's Drive Problems.


> I agree totally. No IDE here. My kids machines have it though and I
> won't change a thing on their's. Afraid of Ron's type of trouble. My
> server and workstation both have scsi. The server has 4 drives (all
> 18.2g) and a CDROM drive. Workstation has 2 drives (9.1g ea.), a CD-R
> and a DVD drive.
> Like you said scsi ROCKS!
> Bob
> <--------------------------snip------------------------------------------>
I'm am in agreement with you somewhat! I am trying to get a system with
older scsi 1 technology
up and running and I have played with scsi before this, but the equipment
was not mine and I did not get
much time to explorer and learn. I would though have to disagree with a part
of your statement scsi is the best, but
if you have money tied up in boxes now and at the time IDE was all that you
could afford then your stuck.
I would like to move the most of my computing world over to scsi, but wheres
the money going to come from to do it!
I know about IDE's limitations, but thats the most promoted interface on the
market and is the cheepest.
When scsi interface (what I mean by this is the cost of the drives and maybe
the other hardware although most scsi hardware is with in reach of "most"
pocketbooks) comes down in price to match IDE then you'll see
it as the most promoted.

My two cents worth:)

Ron



> Robert Meyer wrote:
>
> > And people wonder why I rag on IDE so much...
> >
> > IDE bytes!  SCsI ROcKS!
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Bob
> > --- Ronald Maggio <r.v.maggio at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> >
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Kenneth Galle" <kagalle at infoblvd.net>
> >>To: <nflug at nflug.org>
> >>Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:08 PM
> >>Subject: Re: CD-RW's Drive Problems.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I had all sort of trouble with cdrw under windows when I first got a
cdrw
> >>>drive.  It would sometimes fail, sometimes lock up with the drive still
> >>>spinning, etc.  So then I figured out how to use mkisofs and cdrecord
in
> >>>linux, and have never had a failure (except for the rare occation of a
bad
> >>>disk) since.  cdrdao also works good - but takes more initial setup to
> >>>
> >>use.
> >>
> >>>There is a X front end for cdrecord, xcdroast I think is the name.
> >>>
> >>>
>
>><----------------------------snip-----------------------------------------
--
> >>->
> >>I'm most likely going to move the drive to my AMD box that has Mandrake
8.1
> >>sitting
> >>all on its lonesome and try a burning with one of the software
installed.
> >>
> >>
> >>>Master or slave should work if the drive is jumpered correctly.  There
has
> >>>
> >>to
> >>
> >>>be a master on the bus though, and single master is certainly the best
> >>>arrangement.
> >>>
> >>>
>
>><-----------------------------------snip----------------------------------
--
> >>----.
> >>Correction the manufacturer states that the recommended jumper settings
is
> >>(master)
> >>I can't do that I have (two) drives set to master. 1. win98 2. RedHat
7.2 CD
> >>reader is slave
> >>on IDE secondary channel, and cd writer is slave on IDE primary channel.
> >>The cd-rw's hardware design from the info provided by the manufacturer
> >>states that it is suggested
> >>to be jumpered as master. So lets see...then it wants to BUS master the
IDE
> >>Channel. Not much room
> >>for customizing here to my liking. So I think I'll move it to the AMD
box,
> >>and put it on its own IDE channel as
> >>master!
> >>
> >>So much for modern better design!
> >>Bull!!!
> >>
> >>Ron
> >>
> >>
> >>>Ken Galle
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Ronald Maggio wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>I'm having a problem with a I/O magic burner. I will state that I'll
try
> >>>>
> >>it
> >>
> >>>>with Linux before I give up.
> >>>>Ok here it is I have set the drive to slave although I/O magic states
> >>>>
> >>that
> >>
> >>>>they recommend to use it as master.
> >>>>I'm getting nothing but buffer underruns and questionable copied
cdr's.
> >>>>Does anyone have any input on this before
> >>>>I remove it and its software. These off brand or cheep knockoff's of
> >>>>
> >>this
> >>
> >>>>type of hardware are not as flexible in there
> >>>>installation settings as better brand named products. ie: Hewlett
> >>>>
> >>Packard
> >>
> >>>>and the like.
> >>>>I assume the same problems should occur in Linux since its a hardware
> >>>>
> >>issue
> >>
> >>>>and not a software issue.
> >>>>I did close (((ALL))) tsr's. I'm running dual-boot and can't set it to
> >>>>master.
> >>>>I read all the info that came with it and I went to there web page to
> >>>>
> >>find
> >>
> >>>>info, but I came up with the same conclusion.
> >>>>It has to be set to master in order to work right.
> >>>>If this can't be worked out I'll just remove it and save up the money
to
> >>>>buy a named brand unit. ie: HP.
> >>>>
> >>>>Ron
> >>>>
> >
> >
> > =====
> > Bob Meyer
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> >
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