Subject: Re: USB CD Writer
To: Kim Raymoure <kraymoure@netopia.com>
From: Matthew Orgass <darkstar@pgh.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/18/2000 02:49:20
On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Kim Raymoure wrote:

> I'm trying to buy an external CD Writer right now that'll run on my
> NetBSD box and with my g3 mac, so I'm currently looking at USB writers. 
> Can you possibly point me to some information on USB controllers and CD
> Writers for NetBSD?  In an ideal universe, someone would just say "Buy X
> and you're set" <GRiN>, but I'm just struggling to find a resource
> that'll definitely tell me I'll be golden with a certain product.

  SCSI would probably be your best bet.  If you really want to attach it
to USB, there are USB->SCSI devices that should be supported.  Check your
favorite CD writing package for which SCSI writers are supported (probably
most if not all of them).  

Matthew Orgass
darkstar@pgh.net