7/2     What software do you use to backup your own PC?
        \_ snapshot backups via rsync over ssh
           http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots
           \- have you compared this with rdiff backups from
              stanfraud?
        \_ Raid 1+0.  No backups.
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5/11    how do i check to see that the ISO I have was faithfully burnt to
        CD.  Can I run and MD5 check on a CD?  (how?).  I have an md5
        checker for windows which works for the iso but not on the cd, I
        could always put the cd on a linux box if there is a way to do it
        there.
        \_ Uh, run the verification after you burn, which practically every
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11/25   i have just downloaded the freebsd 4.7 *.iso files.  now, how do i burn
        these *.iso files to the cdrom?  like what search words to search for
        more info at google, softwares capable of this, etc. would be greatly
        appreciated.
        \_ assuming you are using windows you will need roxio easy cd or
           nero or something similar.. xp built in cd writer wont burn from
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10/27   Does Linux or BSD support CD to CD (I have a SCSI Plextor) burning?
        \_ Not that I know of.  I think you're best off reading the CD
           and then burning it.
        \_ Nothing prevents you from doing dd if=/dev/cdrom | cdrecord ....
           or cat /dev/cdrom | cdrecord ....
          \_ Have you actually tried this or are you just assuming this
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4/26    Can anyone recommend an 8x write CD-RW drive?  Also, are those
        cheap SCSI cards that sometimes come with the retail model adequate?
        Thanks in advance.
        \_ Sony has a 8/4/32 IDE drive for like $260 or so.  Dunno if your
           spec demanded "8x REwrite" or just 8x write.  --sowings
        \_ Nothing beats Plextor. I'm doing 12X CD to CD while playing q3!
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2/3     Anybody what kind of CD-ROM a Ultra 5 comes with?  I'm trying to
        configure xmcd and it complains about the CD drive being non SCSI-II
        compliant.  Anybody got xmcd working on ultra 5s?  Thanks.
        \_ Dude! Ultra5s are IDE based (the crappiest machines SUN has ever
           produced)
        \_ It works fine for me, ignoring the SCSI-II error and taking the
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1/24    Current CD drive is a SANYO CRD-820P which skips and doesn't do CDDA.
        Any recommendation for one that is robust and CDDA-capable? I'm not
        looking for much, just one that won't give me a lot of hassle and that
        I can get music from with cdparanoia. Need IDE/ATAPI. Thanks.
                                              \ ATAPI CDROM != good CDDA
                                                get SCSI get Plextor
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11/2    Thinking about getting a CD writer. Is it necessary to get a read
        only CD player and a writer, or can I just use one CD writer w/
        a lot of HD space?
        \_ You can get away with one CD player. However, if you ever wanna
           make CD-to-CD copies, having a CD-ROM and a CD-R makes it a lot
           simplier. of course, you can still do it with just a CD-R, but
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11/15   Anyone know any good links to cd rippers and mp3 encoders for linux?
        No, of course I'm not pirating music, uhum.
        \_ Use a search engine.
        \_ http://www.mp3.org  Usually the links for players have good ripper
           links.  -John
        ripper: http://www.mit.edu/afs/sipb/user/xiphmont/cdparanoia/index.html
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