you got me hype now cause i haven't even touched my lightscribe thinking it wasn't possible on linux. <div>On 1/2/07, Larry Hartman <<a href="mailto:larryhartman50@bellsouth.net"> larryhartman50@bellsouth.net</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Response to my earlier post, I followed the How-to on the forum listed below concerning Lightscribe and am burning a label to my disc as I type....the drive light is on...I think this is a go. For me this is another issue resolved in my conversion from (insert that other name brand) to Kubuntu. I did not think this would be solved so quickly from when I first tried Kubuntu three months ago. On Tuesday 02 January 2007 16:56, Larry Hartman wrote: > For Lightscribe on Edgy, check this thread out: > > <a href="http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=322829">http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=322829</a> > > Suggests a workaround to "fool" Edgy into thinking it is Dapper for the > sake of Lightscribe disks via chroot. Has all of the instructions for > installing *.rpm files as well. I will be employing this soon for my Edgy > system to see if it works. > > Larry > > On Tuesday 02 January 2007 16:47, Grumpy wrote: > > On Tuesday 02 January 2007 14:19, claydoh wrote: > > > On Tuesday 02 January 2007 4:04 pm, Grumpy wrote: > > > > > First off, the software will not work in Edgy, but does work in > > > > > Dapper (unless they have released a newer version of the > > > > > lightscribe software) > > > > > > > > > > In Konsole, cd to the directory containing the rpm files > > > > > > > > > > i.e.: > > > > > cd ~/My_RPM_dir/ ##the '~' is a shortcut /home/<your-username> > > > > > > > > > > then issue this command : > > > > > sudo alien --scripts bla-xxxx.rpm ##substitiute the name of the > > > > > rpm file here > > > > > > > > > > Then install the resulting deb files as usual: > > > > > sudo dpkg -i bla-xxxx.deb > > > > > > > > Yeah I see what's happening I get a segfault > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Registered Linux Mangler #003 > > > > Some people lean from books > > > > some people learn fro experience > > > > and some people just keep peeing on the electric fence > > > > Will Rodgers > > > > > > It was compiled using "older" libraries that Edgy does not use, but > > > other distros may include as a "compatibility" package. The software > > > did not work in Fedora Core 6 for me either. I installed Dapper in a > > > dual boot on this machine just to see if it worked, and it did :) > > > > no biggie I'm dual booting Mandriva 2007 on this box > > > > > <a href="http://www.claydoh.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=19"> http://www.claydoh.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=19</a> > > > > > > :D > > > > -- > > Registered Linux Mangler #003 > > Some people lean from books > > some people learn fro experience > > and some people just keep peeing on the electric fence > > Will Rodgers -- kubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div> -- "I am what I am because of who we all are"