[akonstam: CD writing mystery.]

akonstam at trinity.edu akonstam at trinity.edu
Sun Aug 1 20:51:36 UTC 2004


On Sun, Aug 01, 2004 at 02:33:47PM +0100, Paul wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > The Nautilus based CD burning system  does not work for
> > me. In thinking about it I decided the problem might be that my new
> > CDRW devices are 52X but the CD-R disks are rated to write at up to
> > 48X. Could it be that the problems is that interface (unlike xcdroast)
> > does not allow you to adjust the writing speed? What do you think of that
> > problem or do you have another suggested solution? For example the
> > Nautilus CD burning window is really a gui for cdrecord. Is tweaking the
> > config file for cdrecord maybe the answer?
> 
> I've certainly come across this problem before. I have some x10 CDRW
> discs which are not downward happy. If I want to burn to them, I have to
> use the DVD writer as my CDRW is x8.
> 
> Unfortunately, there is no way around this problem that I've found - if
> you want to use them, you need a drive over and/or above the rating of
> the discs.
> 
I am confused. My drives are x52 and my CD disks are only good to x48.
I am suggesting the reverse is true. That you are in trouble if your
drive is rated higher than you disks. 

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