[NTLUG:Discuss] beginner

[Kevin Brannen]

TJ Bell wrote:
> 
> "LYNCH_2 at msn.com" wrote:
> >
> > I would like to be able to download music from the net for home and auto.
> > Currently I own a compzq presario 5304 and no cd-burner. I want to get off
> > to a good start. Can you tell a beginner what would be a good purchase and
> > any downloading do and do nots?
> > Thanks John Lynch
> 
> Are you talking about mp3 music or are you talking about copying the CDs
> you own so that you can have them at the office, in the car, and at
> home??

There's also WAV & MIDI & RealAudio & ...  Each has different requirements, so you'll need
to give us more detail to help you.

> 
> If you're talking about burning your CDs and making "best-of" albumns
> out of stuff you already have, then I'm afraid I can't tell you which
> burner is best suited for linux nor which software is good.  The only CD
> Burner in this house is the HP I gave my dad, and he runs "That OTHER
> OS".  :-(

If this is what you're after, check out the utility "cdrecord".  Part of it's
documentation is a list of burners known to work.  In general, if it's SCSI, it'll work;
many ATAPI burners will too, but see the list before buying.  If you get stuck, there was
an article in Linux Journal a few months back about this, or I can share my "mkcd" script
(which is mostly just a call to "mkisofs" then to "cdrecord" as the docs instruct).

HTH,
Kevin