[ale] DVD Writers & Linux

[Geoffrey]

Benjamin Scherrey wrote:
> I'm looking to get a new machine and want to buy a DVD write for it (probably the Pioneer DVD-
> RW A05). Finally I'll have a good, portable backup media that can handle my data needs! 
> However, I'm curious as to what kind of support there is for these things under Linux. Am I going to 
> be able to take advantage of this thing or will I have to boot under Windows to do system 
> backups? Anyone have any experiences to share?

The only software I know of that will do this under linux is 
cdrecord-ProDVD, checkout:

http://www.fokus.fhg.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private/cdrecord.html

Be forwarned, if you subscribe to the cdrecord list, the developer of 
cdrecord and prodvd is quite abrupt in responses, worse then me, really..

Have you looked at the new drive from Sony?  I've heard it's the only 
one on the market that will burn every type of dvd format.

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