System Setup: CD-RW

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Table of Contents

• CD-RW
  • Hardware Install
  • Software Install
  • Usage
    • Blanking a rewritable disk
    • Writing a data disk
    • Writing an audio disk
    • Jacket
    • Label

CD-RW

Hardware Install

Purchased Yamaha 8424EZ, though the box is partly labeled "SZ" (scsi). The one I looked at was a new box. When I came back and picked it up after paying, it was an opened box. Installed it on fred, in place of the old 2X CD, so it was master on the second IDE controller. Very noisy buzz when reading -- may have to take back.

Set /etc/modules.conf:

  alias scsi-adapter ide-scsi
  options ide-cd ignore=hdc   

Set /etc/lilo.conf:

  label = suse64
  append = "hdc=ide-scsi"

Everytime I reboot, I need to do:

  depmod
  insmod ide-scsi

Haven't figured out how to get the system to do that on boot.

Use yast to "install" CDROM as SCSI. This is needed to use it as a normal CDROM (as compared to the reader/writer activity under xcdroast).

Check out:

• Reboot works
• Mouse, keyboard, monitor work
• LAN (e.g., telnet to wilma) works
• Scanner works
• Can read data CD (mcdrom, cd /cdrom, ls -l)
• Can read audio CD (kscd)

Software Install

Found cdrecord 1.9 at its home site and compiled and installed. Kind of odd make process, but seemed to work.

Then found xcdroast and installed it. Had to use:

  ./configure --nosuse

xcdrecord's "setup" dialog wasn't happy about my "home" being across NFS, so I'll have to make a local user. After various experiments, found I needed to do setup as root with xcdroast -nonroot, and then as each individual:

CD

• Writer=yamaha mode=auto speed=4
• Data read=yamaha
• Audio read=yamaha mode=atapi speed=4

HD

• Device=/dev/hda9
• Mount=/usr3

Misc

• Dsp=/dev/dsp
• Beep=on completion
• AutoRaise=on read/verify...
• Logfile=(none)
• Save Window Positions=never

Defaults

• Write options= (none)
• Subprocess view=extended
• Read audio=(none)
• Listen while=(off)
• Time offset=seconds

Usage

Blanking a rewritable disk

  cdrecord dev=/dev/sg0 blank=all speed=4

Writing a data disk

Writing an audio disk

Recordable media is readable by any CD player. But Rewritable can only be read by computer CD readers, plus a high-end car player. Two hours after learning this the hard way, read it in Business Week.

Jacket

Using gimp:

• Scan artwork (should be square).
• Use preview to crop to just the art, then save as RGB at 300 dpi.
• Bring up in gimp and print to lp. On printing dialog:
  • Set top=0,left=0
  • Use Scale to get bottom=4.75, right=4.75
  • "Center"
  • Print it

Using cdlabelgen: [not aligning yet...]

Label

Using KCDLabel: [TBD]