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Re: [Wlug] How fast is your CD burner with Linux ?

by Robert L Krawitz

Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 19:52:17 -0400 From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> I asked this question at the most recent WLUG meeting. I've noticed that my CD burner (according to K3B) averages about 24X, even though it is advertised as a 48X CD burner. Is this to be expected, or do I have a cheap(er) drive that can't sustain the data rate? It is an IDE/ATAPI drive (NEC3550). It takes approx. 4 minutes for me to burn a 700MB CD (including some fiddling and diddling about calibrating power, fixating, etc). I use Memorex CD-R media (52X, 700MB, 80 min). I'm curious about your CD buring experiences, especially if they are faster than mine. I'd like to know what drive you have, the media you use, and most importantly, how did you determine your drive speed? CD's burn faster (in MB/sec) near the outside of the disc than near the inside, and they're burned from inside out. So they're always going to start slow and speed up. I have a 48x drive, and if I'm burning a full disc (where the CD is capable of that) it reaches something close to that near the end of the disc. At the beginning it's more like 16x; it averages maybe 25-30x for the whole disc, exclusive of fixating, power calibration, etc. 4 minutes net for a 700 MB CD sounds about right to me. -- Robert Krawitz <rlk(a)alum.mit.edu> Tall Clubs International -- http://www.tall.org/ or 1-888-IM-TALL-2 Member of the League for Programming Freedom -- mail lpf(a)uunet.uu.net Project lead for Gutenprint -- http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net "Linux doesn't dictate how I work, I dictate how Linux works." --Eric Crampton

April 15, 2006

How fast is your CD burner with Linux ?

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI everybody, I asked this question at the most recent WLUG meeting. I've noticed that my CD burner (according to K3B) averages about 24X, even though it is advertised as a 48X CD burner. Is this to be expected, or do I have a cheap(er) drive that can't sustain the data rate? It is an IDE/ATAPI drive (NEC3550). It takes approx. 4 minutes for me to burn a 700MB CD (including some fiddling and diddling about calibrating power, fixating, etc). I use Memorex CD-R media (52X, 700MB, 80 min). I'm curious about your CD buring experiences, especially if they are faster than mine. I'd like to know what drive you have, the media you use, and most importantly, how did you determine your drive speed? Thanks, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEQDWxHl0iXDssISsRAleKAJ9te/Y/JJJilRrsM7l3iHSwO3H9qwCfanO+ y6iI3UzEL8uI6wnYM8yfWYU= =lp+Z -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

April 14, 2006

Raffle prize - who won the Gagne book ?

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI everybody, I don't remember who won the book "Moving to Linux - Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye" by Marcel Gagne. The book originally came with a CD which I had removed. The winner didn't get the CD because I couldn't find it last night. I have found the CD and would like to give it to the raffle winner. Whomever that may be, please send me an email. Thanks! Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEPso4Hl0iXDssISsRAqFoAJ41GaOvmT8CVBTyQc44eWOFJUxQSACfTDDj gOsto+WlX+f1IjV6cfq7hTY= =P1BC -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

April 13, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Meeting topic

by John Stoffel

Eric> The stands on the two LCDs are not built for this. It sounds Eric> interesting though. We just got some Samsung SyncMaster 204bs here at work. 20" LCD monitors, nice and bright and crisp. 1600x1200 native resolution, Analog and DVI inputs you can flip between easily. Monitor has a stand (and Windows software) where you can flip the screen 90 degrees to go from wide to tall aspect. It's very nice. I'm thinking of getting some for home at some point, if only because of the space savings on the desks. John

April 13, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Meeting topic

by Eric Stein

The stands on the two LCDs are not built for this. It sounds interesting though. Eric Andy Stewart wrote: > At work, we have a few folks with dual LCDs (only 1280x1024 resolution, > though). They have rotated the monitors 90 degrees so they are longer > from top to bottom, and then put the two monitors side by side. This > seemed strange to me at first, but the folks who did it like the > arrangement. > > This was just a thought for your consideration. > > Andy

April 13, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Meeting topic

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Eric Stein wrote: > Yeah, it's sitting here in my dorm room single-monitored right now. I > can't stop thinking about the dual monitor setup I'll have going by > tomorrow night... > Eric At work, we have a few folks with dual LCDs (only 1280x1024 resolution, though). They have rotated the monitors 90 degrees so they are longer from top to bottom, and then put the two monitors side by side. This seemed strange to me at first, but the folks who did it like the arrangement. This was just a thought for your consideration. Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEPcXOHl0iXDssISsRAnDFAKCJ1UkUfX1IPEikVDnkyezQp5esbQCeMZKL 3LVkpBrafinRGvyxVwRWtFg= =TvSM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

April 13, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Meeting topic

by Eric Stein

Yeah, it's sitting here in my dorm room single-monitored right now. I can't stop thinking about the dual monitor setup I'll have going by tomorrow night... Eric Andy Stewart wrote: > Two LCDs - is this a home setup? Sweet! :-) > > Andy

April 13, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Meeting topic

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Eric Stein wrote: > As I'm getting a second LCD in the mail tomorrow, I'm probably going to > bring up Xorg/Xinerama dual head setups. I hope somebody will know > something more than I do :) > Eric Two LCDs - is this a home setup? Sweet! :-) Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEPcSPHl0iXDssISsRAm73AJkBKsOt2kHjuXJxNFHXwSeg4GiNTACeIaWZ KJs4c8LisVrFKiAmIvOvYoY= =BxsN -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

April 13, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Meeting topic

by Eric Stein

As I'm getting a second LCD in the mail tomorrow, I'm probably going to bring up Xorg/Xinerama dual head setups. I hope somebody will know something more than I do :) Eric Mike Leo wrote: >Not a technical one, but I have been coming to meetings for maybe a year now, and have not had a >chance to introduce myself, and more importantly, haven't found out who you all are. > >With no topic tonight, can we just have an re-introduction of the members so we know who these >emails are coming from? > >thanks > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

April 12, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Tonight's meeting

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 rich(a)richardklein.org wrote: > I've never been to a WLUG meeting before. It's okay for a member of the > general public to just show up, right? Hi Rich, The meetings are open to the public, so feel free to join us! There are no fees of any kind, unless you choose to make a small voluntary donation. I generally put a plastic penguin container on the back table, and sometimes folks put a couple of bucks in there to defray the cost of the soda and cookies which I usually bring to a meeting. The closest thing we have to a membership list is our mailing list. People (un)subscribe at their leisure. As far as hazing, we don't bother. Living in a Microsoft dominated world is hazing enough, don't you think? :-) Later, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEPW5WHl0iXDssISsRAvrpAJ9rZbKzILxQilczLQ3oUdIweKVg9QCghIgd 5lBHbmbv8asx8IGqxwipMPU= =9eUs -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

April 12, 2006