Using LightScribe on Linux???

[Fred Smith]

On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 10:12:36PM -0500, Doug wrote:
> On 02/16/2014 09:35 PM, Fred Smith wrote:
> >I've got a project in which I'll be making many dozens of DVDs from
> >other media, and I thought it'd be really cool to use LightScribe to
> >label the discs.
> >
> >well, I come to discover that LightScribe seems to have gone out of
> >fashion, and I can't find suitable software anywhere.
> >
> >LaCie used to distribute software for Linux that reportedly worked
> >well, but I can't find it either,... it has disappeared from their
> >web site.
> >
> >Can anyone point me to a site that may still have it? (or other
> >suitable substitute).
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> What you need is LightScribe Simple Labeler. It looks like you can
> get it from this outfit:
> 
> http://www.pawtec.com/lightscribe/

Doug, I've got both files, and have installed 'em, but so far how to
use them has eluded me. Is there any docs on them?

thanks!

Fred
> 
> You actually need two programs--they should both come with the
> download, if I
> remember it correctly.*  I have been using LIghtScribe for several
> years. It does
> seem to be out of fashion, nowadays, and I 'm not sure that the LightScribe
> company still exists. (Maybe it was Lite-On?) Anyway you can still buy disks
> and you can still get drives--I just bought a low-profile internal
> LightScribe drive for
> my laptop. But this situation is likely to deteriorate, so it would
> be a good idea to
> anticipate your needs, for hardware, software and media, and buy now!
> (The software is free.)
> 
> *Maybe they don't.  In my download directory I find
> 
> lightscribe-1.18.27.10-linux-2.6-intel.rpm
> lightscribeApplications-1.18.15.1-linux-2.6-intel.rpm
> 
> The first file is 825987 B, the second file is 9756232 B.
> If you can't find these files, send me a message directly--I think
> they are small enough
> to send without my server complaining.
> 
> I see you're sending from Fedora, so these rpms should work just
> fine. I'm on PCLOS,
> and they work fine for me.
> 
> --doug
> 
> 
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