Aleksandar Milivojevic wrote: > Morten wrote: > >> >> Hi. >> >> I need to install DVD writers in a CentOS box as part of a backup >> setup. I want as little fuss as possible both with HW recognition and >> functionality. Can any of you recommend a vendor/product ? > > > Hardware mostly works. However, there are some problems with the > software. See this bug report for details: > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136665 > > Mostly, DVD-R media will work fine, DVD+R is the problematic one. > Also, some people experienced kernel panics when attempting to burn > any type of DVDs (while the same hardware burns CD-ROMs just fine). > > Long story short, buy somewhere locally where you can walk in and > bring it for full refund if you run into trouble (don't lock yourself > with small store that has restocking fees, or does only exchanges and > carries maybe two or three different models). Returning stuff by mail > is usually too much fuss and usually you need to pay shipping (so, as > I said, choose some big local store with good return policy). > >> Performance of the drive is not an issue. I get confused looking at >> all the "+/-RW +R double layer yada yada" when skimming the hardware >> lists.. > > > Get the one that supports media you intend to use. Most today's > models support both "+" and "-" standards (the older ones supported > only one of them). Newer usually have dual layer support too. If you > need DVD-RAM functionality, make sure the box explicitly says so (for > example, newer models of LG writers will do all currently existing > formats, including DVD-RAM). Most writers can't write to DVD-RAM, and > not all readers can read them (which is shame, DVD-RAM is the ultimate > rewritable media). > > Said that, at work I have one Sony DRX-710UL burner that simply > doesn't work with 2.6 kernels. First I had trouble with DVD+R media > only, than after couple of kernel updates I started getting kernel > panics with any type of DVD media. Well, at least it seems they are > working on the kernel code ;-) > > At home I have LG GSA-5163D. However, I never attempted connecting it > to Linux box (my home Linux box has USB1.1 ports only). It works > perfectly under Windows (but than, all of them do), and does all > current DVD formats (+, -, R, RW, DVD-RAM and dual layer). Very fast, > very reliable. The only media I haven't tested it with is dual layer > (too expensive). It wrote to R, RW, and RAM media nicely. > > Both mentioned models can be connected by either USB or firewire to > the PC. Note that by default CentOS kernel does not have support for > firewire, so that shouldn't be deciding factor (unless the writer has > only firewire, in which case skip it, not going to work with default > kernel). I tested my LG (on Windows box) with both USB and Firewire. > Worked fine with both. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > Hi, we actually have a couple LG GSA-4160B in a box that's used as a multiple DVD writer. No issues, can write both +R/RW or -R/RW and double layer as well (even though I never tried double layer DVDs). We use either K3B or a simple script calling growisofs when in need of burning 2 DVD simultaneously. Have a nice day