[ILUG] does red hat linux support CD rewriting(newbie)

[Gavin McCullagh]

On Wed, 07 Nov 2001, Kevin McNeela wrote:

> i have just purchased a new cdrw drive i was wondering deos linux support such drives.its a HP drive.

yes it should be fine.  However if it IDE (which I assume given your a newbie 
it is) getting it working for writing CDs will require a bit of work.  

As a normal CDROM it should work the same as any CDROM.

For info on getting cd writing to work go to:

http://www.netsoc.ucd.ie/LDP/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO.html

Gavin