Linux and DVDs

[catocom]

oh ok, I'll check that out.

I just burned a dvd-rw data with mp3s last night with k3b.
It did a similar thing....
They seem to burn ok, but in nero if fails verifying, if it gets that far.
In k3b it seemed to burn ok. it just got dog-slow on the verifying.
It was going to take 3+ hours.
It seemed to play ok though.

 

[catocom]

"Well documented" chic?
I see a lot of stuff about incd that I already knew, but I don't have it installed.

You got a link?

I have a backup image I made when it was doing fine. I thin it was before I installed mp10.
I may restore it, and do without mp10. I don't use it that much anyway.

 

[tommyj27]

looks like i'm late to the party. i'm using a 16x toshiba from newegg in a usb2 enclosure, i rarely have any problems with it. i used to use xcdroast, but it's a royal pain to set up so i finally gave in and installed k3b, talk about easy! it also does audio ripping and encoding to mp3/ogg/whatever, in a nice package.

 

[chcr]

looks like i'm late to the party. i'm using a 16x toshiba from newegg in a usb2 enclosure, i rarely have any problems with it. i used to use xcdroast, but it's a royal pain to set up so i finally gave in and installed k3b, talk about easy! it also does audio ripping and encoding to mp3/ogg/whatever, in a nice package.

Yeah, but what about the feeling of accomplishment when you finally get xcdroast to do everything? Okay, okay, I'll try k3b.

 

[catocom]

I like k3b. I've just got to get used to it.
I'm still wondering about this drive I've got right now.
I've got to do some more testing.
I just restored that Aug backup I had of xp, when it worked fine.
I'm going to test with it for a while before I go back to linux.

Thanks for stopping in and giving some input tommy.
You're probably one of the biggest linux gurus I know.

 

[catocom]

Well after restoring the xp backup, I been burning data dvds, and cds. (R, and RW in both)
The only problem I had was trying to burn an Old RW that is only 1x-2x compatible,
and my burner only goes as low as 4x.
I'm going to try some dvd video stuff tomorrow. If it burns OK that means
it has to be a conflict with the other setup, and not my burner.

Then I'll have to track down and see if it's a software, or just a codec problem.

 

[tommyj27]

Thanks for stopping in and giving some input tommy.
You're probably one of the biggest linux gurus I know.

heh, when you post something like this, sometimes you have to give me a poke, i'll go weeks without checking forums if something else has my attention, right now it's c++, hacking my xbox, and star trek armada.

 

[Gonz]

star trek armada

Using Linux makes you that far behind?

 

[tommyj27]

Using Linux makes you that far behind?

for some reason i've developed an odd obsession with it, even though it's a crappy game engine with braindead AI that tends to crash at critical moments.

 

[Gonz]

it was fun, and awfully pretty at the time, for a Star Treek game

 

[tommyj27]

i tried armada 2, for about 20 minutes, and canned the cd. there's actually still people playing armada (1) on WON.net.

 

[catocom]

Then I'll have to track down and see if it's a software, or just a codec problem.

I have pin-pointed the problem.
The vorbis ogg, divx, and lame codec versions were clashing.

 

[catocom]

I've have bad luck with liteon in the past....way back.
I've heard over the last couple of years they've gotten good.

I am atually looking at this one (SOHW-1693S) but I've going to get some more input first.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106988

I want a really good one this time, and am thinking plextor, but I dunno yet.

Well that link is broken...
I did order one of these a few days ago for a customer, and got me one while I was at it.
I just got um in, and am going to give it a try this evening..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106990

 

[catocom]

Well the first burn compilation, that I have trouble with on the Optorite burner,
went through without a hitch on this one.

Very pleased do far.

 

[highwayman]

I thought linux was Charie Browns best freind...

 

[catocom]

I thought linux was Charie Browns best freind...

What, have you found out different?

I'm very impressed by this drive now...
I've got some old generic dvd-rw 1x that were the first lots I ever bought.
My old toshiba would burn 1/2 of them, and my optorite wouldn't do less than 2.4,
which won't work on these.
I though it was just a shitty batch, but this new Liteon is burning 4 out of 5 so far,
and there stable so far.

 

[samcurry]

Cat what version of linux you using?
I'm looking to put it on a 500 p3 IBM laptop. but dont want a ton of overhead for it.

 

[catocom]

I'm using Debian on my main rig parttime.....
I have Xandros(free) on a couple over at the lab, and it seems really user friendly.
I don't know how xandros would do on a piii???? I've got it on a couple of p4-2.4s.
It does work good with my lan though.

http://www.xandros.com/about/downloads.html

 

[samcurry]

I have pocket linux on it right now, but it isnt very user friendly. I have xandros 3, mandrake 10, linspire 5, stax,ubuntu,beatrix,and knoppix. trying to figure out what would run best and all the perfs work.

 

[catocom]

Mandrake is good with perfs, but it's bulky.
10.1 is better than 10.0, and 10.2 is glitchy.