This is the last result of the logo contest. All current logos are on this page
Cdrecord news ticker
Images from Loveparade '99
Images from Loveparade 2000
Images from Loveparade 2001
About cdrecord's Y2k compliance
Linux on my Sony VAIO with Transmeta Crusoe
Vortrag DVD-Brennen bei der BeLUG
Yahaha DiskT@2 is supported since Sept. 1 2002 (cdrtools-1.1a32). Here are some images
from a user:
Image-1
Image-2
Personal support for cdrecord has been terminated!
This is not because I am a bad guy but because I am receiving far too much mail
that only wastes my time and prevents me
from doing serious work.
It seems that far too many people are antisocial and just too lazy to read the documentation
or are using an account that has been set up incorrectly.
For this reason, I cannot give personal support anymore.
If you cannot compile cdrtools,
ask your sysadmin or someone else from the net
but don't try to use my time.
If cdrecord does not work for you,
get the latest alpha
and read the documentation.
If you found a real problem,
you may continue to contact me, but be prepared that you
don't receive an answer as in most cases reports do not
describe a cdrecord bug but a broken drive or a broken Operating system or if your problem
is mentioned in the documentation.
Read this if you have problems with cdrecord
If you have a drive that does not work, send me a sample drive and documentation
that would allow me to add support.
If you have problems, always first check the latest alpha version before you report a bug.
Cdrtools-1.10 final is out and supports 
(including cdrecord, cdda2wav and mkisofs/mkhybrid in a single source tree).
The millennium Logo contest. Win a free copy of cdrecord.
I am looking for a set of logos for cdrecord/mkisofs/cdda2wav/readcd.
All graphics will go to a web page.
If you have an idea or a ready bitmap, send me email:
schilling@fokus.fhg.de
The best artwork will be used for cdrtools.
ESO, the owner of the world's largest supertelescope, now uses cdrecord-ProDVD for CD-R and DVD-R creation.
Starting in autumn 2000 for real work, ESO writes 50GB of data each day to DVD-R media.
This keeps a single DVD-R drive busy for more than 12 hours per day.
Read all man pages for cdrecord and other programs.
Supported Operating systems:
- If you are using an ATAPI CD-Recorder read these tips.
- SunOS 4.x
- SunOS 5.x (Solaris 2.x): read the Sun CD-ROM FAQ. On Solaris 7 FCS, install patch 107465-02 on Solaris 8 (SPARC). Install patch 108974-16 to fix the ATA DMA bug (if using ATAPI).
- SGI IRIX
- HP-UX
- Linux: read the most recent CD-Writing HOWTO.
- If you have any problems with SCSI on Linux, read the Linux SCSI notes and some notes on enhancing the Linux 'sg' driver interface.
- Linux & ParallelPort CD-Recorder read this about the actual status.
- NetBSD/FreeBSD/OpenBSD read these tips for FreeBSD.
- AIX - to create a bootable CD for CHRP you need mkisofs from cdrecord-1.8a39 or later.
- BSD/OS 3.x (BSDI) -> Port integrated in cdrecord-1.6.1
- FreeBSD-current (CAM SCSI transport) -> Port integrated in cdrecord-1.6.1
- OSF-1 -> Port integrated in cdrecord-1.6.1
- NeXt Step -> Precompiled Binary available here. Source available to the public in cdrecord-1.8a28 or later.
- Apple Rhapsody -> SCSI tranport source available to the public in cdrecord-1.8a28 or later.
- MacOS X -> Test a binary from this place. Source available to the public in cdrecord-1.8a28 or later.
- BeOS -> Port integrated in cdrecord-1.8a14
- VMS -> Port ready but does not use the makefile system. Immediate access is here. Also look at this location.
- For a Win32 development environment, look at: http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/.
- WNT -> Port integrated in cdrecord-1.8a22, or test a binary from this place.
- W95 -> Port integrated in cdrecord-1.8a22, or test a binary from this place.
- W98 -> Port integrated in cdrecord-1.8a22, or test a binary from this place.
- NT-3.5 -> Make sure that you are using an ASPI layer that works for NT-3.5, and use the binary from this place.
Operating systems with ports in alpha or beta:
- SCO Openserver 5.x -> Port integrated in cdrecord-1.8a22, or get a binary from skunkware as custom installable binary.
- SCO Unixware 2 / Unixware 7 -> Port on skunkware as custom installable binary.
- OS/2 -> Port underway; a binary may be retrieved here.
- Ultrix -> Port lost due to a disk crash.
- QNX -> Port underway.
Volunteers wanted for ports to:
- DOS -> Developers wanted for DJGPP.
- DG-UX
The user land SCSI transport implementations on Linux and *BSD (except FreeBSD/cam) are the worst ones.
Linux will not tell you all errors while *BSD (except FreeBSD/cam) hides the device files from you.
SGI does not allow SCSI disconnects on odd-byte-count boundaries.
Look for my SCSI implementation ratings.
If you would like to get the latest news on CD recording and wish to actively help with developing the software you may join the CD-Recording mailing list by sending an email to
other-cdwrite-request@lists.debian.org that includes the word "subscribe" in the body.
...or his CD drive comparison list.
To be able to recognize all CD-R drives correctly, I need the Inquiry data of all drives.
Please email your inquiry data to me at:
schilling@fokus.fhg.de. An Inquiry output looks like:
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 2
Response Format: 2
Capabilities :
Vendor_info : 'IMS '
Identifikation : 'CDD2000/00 '
Revision : '1.26'
...and may be retrieved by
cdrecord dev=target,lun -inq (replace target and lun with the correct values). cdrecord -scanbus will list the drives connected to your system.
Here is the Inquiry data that I already know.
Download cdrecord-1.10: NOTE: use the cdrtools package.
The Yamaha CDR-400, CDRW-4260, and CDRW-4416, and the Plexwriter PX-R412, Plexwriter 820, Plexwriter RW-4/2/20, Plexwriter RW-8/2/20, and Plexwriter RW-12/4/32
are the only CD-R drives I know of that have a jumper to set the sector size to 512 bytes.
NOTICE: it seems that all Plextor and all Yamaha CD-R and CD-RW drives support switching to 512 bytes/sector.
This should allow to use the drive as a boot drive and general-purpose drive
for SunOS and Solaris.
Drives that may get support if I have the time:
- Panasonic CW-7501
- Ricoh 1060C (if I manage to print the manual with Japanese characters)
- JVC, Pinnacle Micro (if I get support from the companies)
Cdrecord is free. Cdrecord is the only CD-R program available that supports most
CD-Recorders and comes with full source.
To be able to give continuous support for all recorders I need continuous access to
drives from all brands and all models.
I would be happy to see industrial sponsors supplying me with the needed drives.
I currently own the CD-Recorders from the hardware list below. If you would like to supply me with one
please contact me at schilling@fokus.fhg.de
Thanks to the following companies for supplying me with needed materials.
Hardware (the hardware in this section is supported):
- COMPRO donated a COMPRO CW-7502 forever.
- TEAC donated a TEAC CD-R55S, a CD-R58S, and a CDW-54E forever.
- Yamaha donated a Yamaha CDR-400tx, a CRW4416S, and a
CRW8824SZ forever.
- Plextor donated a PlexWriter 8/20, a PlexWriter RW 4/2/20, a PlexWriter RW 8/2/20, a Plexwriter RW 12/4/32
, and an UltraPlex 40max forever.
- Sony donated a Sony CDU-948 and a CRX-145E forever.
- Ricoh donated a Ricoh MP-7040A and a MP-7040S forever.
- Ricoh donated a Ricoh MP-7060S to Thomas Niederreiter and Heiko Eißfeldt.
- This will help to implement additional features into X-CD-roast and cdda2wav, as these drives support all you might want from a CD-R/CD-RW drive.
- Ricoh donated a Ricoh MP-7080A and a MP-9060A forever.
- LG-Electronics (Goldstar) donated a CED-8080B drive forever.
- Freecom donated a Freecom Traveller with Parallel Port, USB and PC-Card cable as well as an external case for 5¼" ATAPI drives forever.
- Sanyo donated a CRD-Bp2 (BURN-Proof) forever.
- Plextor donated a PX-W121032A (BURN-Proof) forever.
New Hardware (not yet supported or not yet fully supported):
Documentation:
- Still under construction.
If you have problems, please include the operating system and the hardware architecture in each email. I am getting dozens of emails each day and cannot remember your last email.
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