From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 4 03:21:05 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4484016A406 for ; Fri, 4 May 2007 03:21:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout5.cac.washington.edu (mxout5.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.135]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22E3113C487 for ; Fri, 4 May 2007 03:21:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.141] (may be forged)) by mxout5.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l443L4PV016490 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Thu, 3 May 2007 20:21:04 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.45] (c-67-187-164-17.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [67.187.164.17]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l443L3fT020895 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Thu, 3 May 2007 20:21:04 -0700 Message-ID: <463AA6C5.70705@u.washington.edu> Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 20:21:41 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (Windows/20070326) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: dave@transducertech.com References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.1.294258, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.1.298604, Antispam-Data: 2007.5.3.200038 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Easiest method to install a DVD writer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 03:21:05 -0000 dave@transducertech.com wrote: > Hi, > I have a desktop Compaq computer running the latest stable version of > FreeBSD. I want to install a DVD writer to use for backups (either > internal or USB). Can someone recommend the easiest method to do this > by? Is there a list of supported DVD writers for the latest stable > version of FreeBSD? I don't want to spend a lot of time configuring it. > I just want to install something I know will work, with minimal need for > configuration. Also, will I need special software to do the actual > writing? If so, what free software works well and is easy to use? > Suggestions? Success stories? > Thanks, > Dave > P.S. Please include this email address in the reply: > dave@transducertech.com, otherwise I won't see your response. I only think that you'd have problems with older drives or bleeding edge drives though. Look for drives that are compatible with Mac if possible. If so, you're golden. /me loves his Samsung drive, which happily burns CDs in FreeBSD and Linux with little issue (only stupid linux permissions problems from time to time, but that's PoS udev for you >:(..). -Garrett