Brand shouldn't matter at all with Linux compatibility. All CD/DVD writers are usually ATAPI or SCSI devices. Kernel 2.6.x has much better support for ATAPI devices than 2.4.x (which required SCSI emulation for devices to work). SCSI support has always been quite good. Although another poster warned you away from Liteon drives I've heard good things about them. Personally I've used Richo, Sony, Creative, Asus, and A-Open drives in Linux with little trouble. One brand I would suggest you avoid is Diamond Data (Mitsubishi). I had lots of problems with one of their drives a few years ago. In Windows and Linux. Just crap hardware. Of the CD-Writing apps I've used K3B seems to be the best from an ease of use perspective. Regards On Sat, 2004-12-25 at 15:47 +1300, Ron Dean wrote:
What brands work with linux or doesn't it matter
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