[TriLUG] A Newbie's question about changing hardware on my Linux machine.

[Jason Tower]

as long as the new CDRW is installed as the same IDE device (primary slave, 
secondary master, whatever) it will probably work without any further 
configuration.  you may need to tweak a setting or two in whatever CD burning 
application you use (gtoaster, xcdroast, etc).

jason

On Wednesday 11 December 2002 12:21, al johson wrote:
> O.K. after the last installfest at NCSU the Trilug helpers got just about
> all of my hardware to finally work on Mandrake. Unfortunately, I'm going to
> swap out my CD-RW drive (which is presently 4x) for one of the newer models
> which is around 40x. (and there probably won't be another Installfest any
> time soon, esp. with everyone recovering from the storm) So I'm wondering
> before I do this (and might live to regret it!)  how do I tell Mandrake 8.1
> that there is a faster, newer CD-RW in the box?? Intrex is going to install
> the new CD-RW, but they "don't do Linux" (at least the guy I talked to at
> the Cary store doesn't--they used to have a guy who did).
>
> I have two hard drives in drawers which allow me to put them in and take
> them out of  the box because there are lockable cases for them to reside
> in. This allows me to experiment with Linux at will without disturbing
> anything in the surly MS 98 OS. I'm looking forward to the day when I can
> finally tell MS to kiss my @#$#!! Unfortunately there are some amateur
> radio programs from Japanese companies (they manufacture just about all the
> ham radio gear at present) which are probably going to always require MS to
> work. I realize that it takes a while for Linux to obtain drivers for new
> hardware. So if I could just be reassured that the newer CD-RW will
> probably continue to work anyway (albeit at a lower speed), it would be
> good news indeed. But the CD-RW is such an important piece of hardware
> because it's just about the only way now to save a large quantity of data.
> As you can tell I'm still a rank newbie with LINUX. If you prefer to
> discuss this subject off the list my email address is
> alfjon at mindspring.com. Happy Holidays Everyone.----Al Johnson.
>
> Al Johnson.
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