On Tue, Dec 07, 1999 at 05:32:14PM -0500, Paul McHale wrote: > > Is it possible to start several processes virtually > > simultaneously? > > > > I don't see why not so long as the targets are different devices.
They are: 0,2,0 through 0,5,0. > > I'm attempting to write four CDs simultaneously, using four Yamaha > > 6416 CD-RWs attached to an Adaptec 2940 SCSI card (reading from an > > IDE hard disk, though). If I use: > > I suspect you may not have enough CPU. Really? It's a PIII-450 system. > I know the write rate is pretty low for CDs, but I would try to > reduce the write speed to 1x and try to run 2 simultaneously. On reflection, the first time I tried a write it worked with two drives simultaneously... maybe this is the problem. > Unless you have an insidiously slow system, this should work. > If it doesn't, suspect problems with running multiple copies. I emailed the author of cdrdao, who was very helpful. He has successfully burned to three devices at once. > > Is there any reason why this shouldn't work in principle? Is > > there something else I'm missing? > > I am assuming one copy works ... Yes; this is how the system is currently running. Thanks for your input, it might solve the problem. I'll go check it out. Regards, -- alisdair mcdiarmid [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ ]
