On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 09:18:15AM -0500, Tom Allison wrote: > OK, I'm getting more than a little frustrated. > > I am constantly getting CD-Record errors when I try to create ANY kind of > CD. > > Can someone please provide any suggestions on what to check/test/do. > > It worked very nicely for a long time when I was under stable. > It's been many months since I've tried it and I honestly can't say what > might have caused it to quit working. > > But this is getting stupid. I have an entire trashcan full of coasters. > > Configuration: > I have a CD-R/RW (Ricoh MP7040A), a CD-ROM and a Parallel Port Zip 250 > drive (another scsi-emulation device)
Using speed=4? An attempt to avoid errors or an old CD writer? I've used an old Ricoh CD writer (7200 I think, 2-speed, SCSI) and it is CRAP. It keeps doing stuff like that for no apparent reason; wet-cleaning the lens with IPA helped a bit, but not much. The easiest way to burn a CD on the box concerned is to remove its lid and that of the adjacent box, unplug the SCSI cable and plug it into the other machine's CD writer. I was recently forced to get a new CD writer when my old one nuked itself (it appears to have corrupted its flash memory, to the point where reflashing software doesn't recognise it and so won't run). In the end, it would have been worth it even if the old one hadn't packed up. Going from speed=4 to speed=32 gives a DRAMATIC improvement. I duplicated a set of woody CDs for a friend, and instead of getting very bored, barely had time to write the labels out. And it only cost 35 quid - about half what the old one cost. So, I'd say get a new CD writer; you're unlikely to regret it and it won't take long to save the money back, judging by your trashcan full of coasters... Pigeon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
