Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 10:45:48 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: cp <cp@olympus.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DVD Burner (USB or IDE?) Message-ID: <3F04419C.1030702@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <000d01c34161$3866cc00$99210343@compaq7058> References: <000d01c34161$3866cc00$99210343@compaq7058>
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cp wrote: > We need to purchase a DVD drive for backup. > We are running 5.1 RELEASE. We have USB > IDE and SCSI on this fairly new system. There > are no USB devices being used now and only > a CD Drive and single harddrive on the IDE. > > I read the compatibility notes and searched > Google for the wide range of devices available. > So far it appears that querying or searching this > list *Before* purchase is the best way to avoid > days of messing around ;-). > > Can anyone offer an opinion as to which type of DVD > burner would present the least possible hassle in > installation? What I'm hoping for, is to install it, > make a new kernel and simply use it to write > complete CD snapshots to store offsite. Soeren has a Sony DRU500A that we bough him for development, so I would assume that support for that particular make/model of DVD burner is the best right now and will continue to be the best. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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