Multitasking with K3b and other applications? -- Rev

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Di, den 05.07.2005 schrieb Benjamin Sher um 10:37:

> When compiling a CD on K3b in Linux, can I run other applications? Or
> are the resources required to burn a CD such that I should run ONLY K3b?
> 
> Using a Dell 8200 Dimension 1.8 Gig with 512 megs of real memory.

> Benjamin

I never heard that you "compile" a CD when you burn to a media ;)
Normally it is no problem to do other things while burning CDs on Linux.
Linux has a nice multitasking. If unsure about the capacities of your
specific hardware, then test it without the risk to waste dozen of
media: in a terminal run

cdrecord -v -dummy /path/to/ISO-image-file

You then will see the buffer values during the burn process and other
messages from events. Choose a bigger ISO image like one of the Fedora
CD set to have much time to experiment with applications during the burn
test. The "-dummy" parameter is important, because it causes cdrecord to
not use the laser of the writer. cdrecord --help will tell you further
helpful commands.

Alexander


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