[vox-tech] CD-burn attempts

[Peter Jay Salzman]

begin Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil@dcn.davis.ca.us> 
> On Fri, 17 May 2002, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> 
> > begin Rod Roark <rod@sunsetsystems.com> 
> > > Every time I see this kind of problem, it's a defective
> > > or incompatible CD burner.  The cheap ones don't last
> > > very long.
> >  
> > i didn't want to say this in case someone came up with a better answer,
> > but i'd have to agree with this.
> 
> It is certainly tempting to agree, but in my own case I have a very
> low-end burner that has worked off and on, and kernel or burn software
> changes often seem to be involved at the transitions. At the moment, it
> appears to be working

whoa.  congratulations!   :)  i know that thing has been a craw in your
side for some time.


btw, do we know what the make/model of the cdrw is in question here?

have you tried non-rewritable cd's?  i've heard they're more reliable to
burn than rw disks.

pete