[NTLUG:Discuss] backing up video dvds & burning data dvds

[Stuart Johnston]

David Simmons wrote:
>> David Simmons wrote:
>>>> I need to buy a single layer dvd burner that is Linux friendly, and I
>>>> thought I would ask if anyone had any words of wisdom regarding
>>>> hardware.
>>> I've stuck with Plextor drives...they're more expensive, but have been
>>> rock solid!
>> Plextor in general is good but be cautious of the SATA drives as
>> SATA/ATAPI may not yet be 100%
>> supported in Linux.
> 
> Actually, I've been using the SATA DVD-R for a couple of months on a SuSE
> 10.1 system...works like a charm!  And in actuality, it's Windows that has
> problems with them!!!  As I have a work system that has WinXP 64-bit...BUT
> because I changed the SATA drives in that system to a RAID stripe (which
> means they needed to be of type 'Dynamic'..then the SATA DVD-R didn't work
> right because it was trying to make ALL SATA devices dynamic...needed to
> go IDE on the Windows system...not Linux!).

What type of SATA controller are you using?  I know it is turned on in the kernel and I've heard 
reports of it working but still no go with my particular configuration.