[ltp] question about T30 compatibility

Ben Pfaff linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
09 Sep 2002 19:54:16 -0400


Seth Kulick <skulick@linc.cis.upenn.edu> writes:

> Anyway, this isn't quite so linux specific, but I guess this implies that the
> CD writing capability in the combo unit does not have the "buffer underrun
> prevention technology" (I assume something like JustLink).  This is really
> astonishing in such an expensive unit (although I don't know how common it
> is on laptop CD units in general).  I was hoping to be able to use
> the T30 (um, when not doing work, of course), to be able to copy and 
> burn music CDs.  For ripping, using cdparanoia (or exact audio copy if in
> Windows), and for burning using cdrdao.  Anybody have any experience 
> with these programs with the T30?

I've burned data CD-Rs and CD-RWs with my T30 under Linux with
cdrecord and it's worked just fine.  I've continued work as
normal while the CDs were being written without trouble.  I
haven't tried ripping or writing audio CDs.

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