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==to test a burner==
 
==to test a burner==
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* grab a drive
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NOTE: have fun
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* jumper it so that the drive is a master
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* plug the drive into the machine. Remember both the power and the ribbon cable.
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testing CD-RWs?
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* boot the computer (the computer will automatically login you into a GUI)
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* Test the Drive With K3B.
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*First off find a cdrw and a blank
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** first simulate
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** Second write some files to the disk, and make sure the program verifies
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try the store for those items most of the time
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* Make a Sticker for the drive. the sticker should say its a "CD/RW or DVD/RW" its speed "**X" and "OK"
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*Plug in the burner into the IDE cable.
 
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*Login as guest. password is freegeek
 
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*You should make sure the device is there
 
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*the software you will be using well help a lot
 
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  run cdrecord -sacanbus
 
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  then hit enter.
 
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guest@yoyo:~$ cdrecord -scanbus       
 
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    The output should look somthing like this
 
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        scsibus0:
 
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        0,0,0    0) 'IDE-CD  ' 'R/RW 4x4x24    ' '1.08' Removable CD-ROM
 
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        0,1,0    1) *
 
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        0,2,0    2) *
 
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        0,3,0    3) *
 
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        0,4,0    4) *
 
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        0,5,0    5) *
 
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        0,6,0    6) *
 
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        0,7,0    7) *
 
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what you are looking for is th "0,0,0" part
 
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****You got it good
 
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*now man cdrecord... Just kidding you really don't have to, but should.
 
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*type
 
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      cdrecord dev=0,0,0 /some/place/where/the/iso/is.iso
 
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    this part is like " /iso-store/slackware/slackware-10.0-install-d1.iso " or something
 
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*Then hit enter
 
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*you should also check the md5sums
 
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but thats a whole nother store.
 

Latest revision as of 12:54, 16 February 2010

to test a burner

  • grab a drive
  • jumper it so that the drive is a master
  • plug the drive into the machine. Remember both the power and the ribbon cable.
  • boot the computer (the computer will automatically login you into a GUI)
  • Test the Drive With K3B.
    • first simulate
    • Second write some files to the disk, and make sure the program verifies
  • Make a Sticker for the drive. the sticker should say its a "CD/RW or DVD/RW" its speed "**X" and "OK"
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