[ale] old newbie

[Cornelis van Dijk]

Thanks for that lacie link. That stuff works fine on SuSE 10.3. For
some reason I could not even "rpm -i [filename] " it on SuSE 11.2, my
workhorse. Both 10.3 and 11.2 use kernel 2.6, so I do not know what
the problem is. Yes, one does need something like the GIMP, but it is
a lot better than the LightScribe stuff on the HP website. It is also
better than the demo of Windows Nero. The full Nero version costs
seventy bucks and wants two GB of RAM, ridiculous. Cor


On 12/26/10, william witt <william at witt-family.net> wrote:
> Look at 4L http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10803
>
> It allows you to load an image file and burn it to the disk.   Most of the
> work will still be done in the gimp or inkscape, but its better than the
> simple labeler.
>
> Will
>
> On Dec 26, 2010 3:27 PM, "Cornelis van Dijk" <cor.angela0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks guys, good advice. But I am the type that tries to wring the
>> last drop of blood out of equipment. I am already surrounded by three
>> PC's not to mention two laptops in the basement. A complete upgrade
>> would probably mean a fourth PC and I have already trouble moving
>> around in my room.
>>
>> By the way, I can not remember the last time I had a HDD failure and I
>> use PC's nearly every day. I agree about the optical drives. A few
>> weeks ago my HP burner died, though it was probably at least five
>> years old.
>>
>>
>> On another note:
>> I recently got a Memorex USB burner with LightScribe capabilities, but
>> the Linux software for LightScribe is rather limited and the Nero
>> stuff (came with the drive) on my WindowsXP keeps pestering me about
>> upgrades, which I feel is a bait and switch maneuver. Anyone aware of
>> good Linux software for LightScribe other than that on the HP
>> LightScribe site?
>> TIA, Cor
>>
>> On 12/26/10, Calvin Harrigan <charriglists at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>> On 12/25/2010 8:25 PM, John Mills wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, 25 Dec 2010, Scott Castaline wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 12/25/2010 06:20 PM, Cornelis van Dijk wrote:
>>>>>> Hello alers,
>>>> ...
>>>>>> ... For instance, one can hardly get a
>>>>>> motherboard that has IDE ports on it. Some may have only one. What to
>>>>>> do with my IDE harddrives. and dvd burners, let alone my SCSI
>>>>>> equipment? I have to get all SATA or USB? Even my 2006 Scott Mueller
>>>>>> book (Upgrading and Repairing PC's) is out of date. Are there
>>>>>> adapters for IDE to SATA for example. Is there anyone with similar
>>>>>> problems or is there a good site for old newbie's like me?
>>>> I bought a SATA<-> IDE in-line converter from Frys. It's intended to
>>>> occupy (hog?) one IDE port and provide one SATA drop, or vice-versa. I
>>>> haven't tried it yet. It plugs into the MB IDE port, or the drive's IDE
>>>> receptacle, with a SATA cable making up the other leg. There's a switch
> to
>>>> set directionality. The model I bought draws power from the MB on a
> small,
>>>> separate connector.
>>>>
>>>> I'm walking the other side of this: newer drives with an old MB.
>>>>
>>>> - Mills
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>>> I've had good luck with the following:
>>>
> http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0267067
>>>
>>> I have 3 of them on DVD burners in different machines, all work great.
>>> Have burnt dozens if not hundreds of DVDs through these adapters. Like
>>> you, during my last upgrade IDE ports were no more. I was quite partial
>>> to these NEC burners and wasn't willing to replace them just yet.
>>>
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