Burning CD-G (karaoke) discs in Linux
From Brandonhutchinson.com
Some notes on burning CD+G discs in Linux:
- cdgtools may be used to "rip" and burn CD+G (e.g., karaoke) discs.
- I've never had successful burns using my LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1S burner. Although the graphics data (.cdg) would copy, it was "blocky," making the discs virtually unusable on a karaoke machine.
- My LITE-ON USB DVD writer (model eHAU220-08) makes perfect CD+G discs. The speed I burn at doesn't seem to matter. The discs work fine at a 48x speed burn.
$ wodim --devices wodim: Overview of accessible drives (3 found) : ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 dev='/dev/scd0' rwrw-- : 'LITE-ON' 'DVDRW LH-20A1S' (doesn't work) 1 dev='/dev/scd1' rwrw-- : 'LITE-ON' 'DVDRW LH-20A1S' (doesn't work) 2 dev='/dev/scd2' rwrw-- : 'ATAPI' 'iHAS220 6' (works) -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Information from working burner:
$ wodim dev=22,0,0 driveropts=help -checkdrive ... Device type : Removable CD-ROM Version : 0 Response Format: 2 Capabilities : Vendor_info : 'ATAPI ' Identification : 'iHAS220 6 ' Revision : '8L04' Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW. Driver options: burnfree Prepare writer to use BURN-Free technology noburnfree Disable using BURN-Free technology forcespeed Tell the drive to force speed even for low quality media
Information from non-working burners:
$ wodim dev=4,0,0 driveropts=help -checkdrive Device type : Removable CD-ROM Version : 5 Response Format: 2 Capabilities : Vendor_info : 'LITE-ON ' Identification : 'DVDRW LH-20A1S ' Revision : '9L08' Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW. Driver options: burnfree Prepare writer to use BURN-Free technology noburnfree Disable using BURN-Free technology forcespeed Tell the drive to force speed even for low quality media
