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@{B}Compatibility List
******************@{UB}

MakeCD has been carefully tested. This chapter tries to list all CD
writers, CD-ROM drives, CD-Rs and systems, that have been tested and
tells you, if they worked in our tests or in customer's tests or if they
didn't.

If a CD writer or CD-ROM drive is listed as "tested", this does @{B}not@{UB}
mean, that it works on @{B}all@{UB} systems. On some systems, it might block the
SCSI bus or do any other bad things. Therefore, we have added lists of
systems which have been reported as @{"working" Link "CSYSG"} or @{"not working" Link "CSYSB"}. @{B}Read these
lists, too!@{UB}

Feel free to contribute your configuration. Send it to `makecd@core.de'.

This document is Copyright (C) 1997 by Angela Schmidt. All Rights
Reserved.


This document consists of the following parts:

 @{" Introduction " Link "CINTR"}       Introduction to the Compatibility List
 @{" CD Writers " Link "CCDWR"}         CD writers
 @{" CD-ROM drives " Link "CCDRM"}      CD-ROM drives
 @{" CD-Rs " Link "CCDRS"}              Experiences with CD-Rs
 @{" Working systems " Link "CSYSG"}    Users telling about with working systems
 @{" Bad systems " Link "CSYSB"}        Users complaining about bad systems


@EndNode

@Node "CINTR" "Compatibility.guide/CINTR"
@Toc "MCMPT"

@{B}Introduction to the Compatibility List
======================================@{UB}

In order to grow, the Compatibility List needs your help. If your
configuration is not yet listed here, please contribute it to enhance
this document.

There are a few known problems in MakeCD drivers, which are listed here.
You don't have to report them.


 @{" Driver problems " Link "CPROB"}    Known problems with MakeCD drivers
 @{" Contributions " Link "CCNTR"}      Contributing to this list


@EndNode

@Node "CPROB" "Compatibility.guide/CPROB"
@Toc "CINTR"

@{B}Known problems with MakeCD drivers
----------------------------------@{UB}

There are some known problems with some MakeCD drivers and drives. They
are listed here. Usually, they are not fatal.

Using driver "JvcTeac":
     This driver is no longer beta. Please note that this only means
     that we think our driver is quite stable now. JVC drives (we
     tested the JVC XR-W2010) still @{B}can@{UB} cause a lot of trouble. If you
     own a JVC CD writer, try it and be happy if it works, but don't
     blame us if it does not work.

    `JVC XR-W2010 V1.51':
              With our first tries, the JVC XR-W2010 didn't work with
               an oktagon.device V6.8 and a omniscsi.device V6.11. It
               always rejected the first write command with an `ILLEGAL
               COMMAND' error.
               This turned out to be a very strange SCSI or heating
               problem. The drive works now when connected to the
               Oktagon with no other device on this SCSI chain.
               Other sources state that our problem might have been
               caused by a not so good media. Hmm...

              This drive is a very bad CD and CD-R reader. We could
               not even read data or audio tracks, which the drive
               wrote by itself, although they are read well by a Yamaha
               CDR 100 and a Matsushita CD-ROM drive. The JVC XR-W2010
               even produced a lot of read errors with normal (pressed)
               CDs.
               If your drive has the same problem, this will have the
               following consequences:

                 1. Multisession merging often will not work properly,
                    because the previous tracks have to be scanned with
                    the CD writer.

                 2. Mode 2 recognition can fail and therefore XA CD-Rs
                    can be fixed with the wrong TOC type.

                 3. The name of ISO tracks can not always be read.


              Once we made a test with one very full CD-R, and the
               drive reported a start block which was higher than the
               end block. We wrote another track and both last tracks
               were listed correctly afterwards. Again, we wrote
               another track, and it was listed wrong again -- and
               writing a 4th track fixed the problem again. @{B}Very
               strange.@{UB}
               When we put the same CD-R, which showed the wrong track
               start in the JVC XR-W2010, into a Yamaha CDR 100, it was
               listed correctly. Putting it back to the JVC XR-W2010
               showed wrong values again.
               You cannot fix a CD-R with invalid track starts with the
               JVC XR-W2010.  You have to use either a different CD
               writer or write more tracks and hope that this will fix
               the problem.

Using driver "Plextor":
    Using device `Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS V1.50':
    Using device Ricoh RO-1420C:
    Using device Ricoh RS-1420C:
              Session information may not be read properly depending
               on the firmware version.

Using driver "Sony":
    Using device `SONY CD-R  CDU926S 1.0a ( Jan23)':
              The writer seems to be unable to accept buffer chunks
               of more than approx. 240kB. It rejects the write command
               with `ILLEGAL FIELD IN COMMAND DESCRIPTOR'. You have to
               reduce the chunk size in the settings.

              The writer is not able to write XA tracks with a
               blocksize of 2048 (form 1) or 2328 (form 2). Therefore
               only the general mode 2 type is supported by MakeCD. You
               will be warned and may ignore the warning, but until a
               firmware supports this block sizes the writer will
               reject some commands as illegal.

              The Sony writer are very accurate regarding CD-ROM
               standards.  You will not be able to write certain track
               types after some others (but you won't want to anyway).
               Example of impossible combinations: Mode 1 (data) + Mode
               2.

              The writer seems to be unable to simulate fixation. The
               testmode can really be enabled for writing tracks, but
               has no effect on fixation. The Sony.driver will
               therefore _not_ issue the fixation command if testmode
               is enabled. If other Sony CD writers behave differently,
               tell us.


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@Node "CCNTR" "Compatibility.guide/CCNTR"
@Toc "CINTR"

@{B}Contributing to this list
-------------------------@{UB}

You should test your system carefully, before stating that it works. You
can use the following checklists to do that. Send your test results to
`makecd@core.de'.

@{B}Testing your CD writer
......................@{UB}

If you want to test your CD writer, go through the following steps.

  1. What is the complete name of your CD writer? Have a look at the
     settings window -- when you select your CD writer as target, it
     displays the whole version string. That's what we need.

  2. Note the name of the driver which you use for your tests, e.g.
     "Yamaha". The name is being displayed in the settings window.

  3. Open the window that lists the contents of your CD-R, using the
     menu.
         Does it list all sessions?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

         Does it list all tracks?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

         Does it also list tracks of sessions that are not yet fixed?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

  4. Try to write in test mode
         Was it successfull? (Is there @{B}really no change@{UB} to the CD-R?)
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

         Can you select the different writing speeds supported by the
          writer?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

  5. Try to write an audio track
         Was it successful and does your CD player play this track?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

         Did you @{B}really@{UB} write an audio track, or just in test mode?
          ( ) Really               ( ) Test mode

  6. Try to write a data track
@{I}          Note, if you have written some audio tracks, you can fix the
          session and then @{B}create@{UB} and write a data track and fix that
          session, too. Your CD will be a perfect audio CD in your CD
          player and if your filesystem supports multisession, it will
          be a perfect data CD in your CD-ROM drive, too. So you need
          only one CD-R for testing. However, you @{B}must@{UB} create the data
          image especially for this track, because you can not transfer
          data tracks to multisession tracks. This feature requires
          MakeCD V2.0 or better.  @{UI}

         Was it successful?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

         Did you @{B}really@{UB} write a data track, or just in test mode?
          ( ) Really               ( ) Test mode

  7. Try to fix a session and the CD-R. You have to open the window that
     lists the contents of your CD-R (use the menu) in order to do that.
         Could you successfully fix the session?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

         Could you successfully fix the CD-R?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

         Did you @{B}really@{UB} fix your CD-Rs, or just in test mode?
          ( ) Really               ( ) Test mode

  8. If you are using a CD-RW drive, try to erase a CD-RW.
         Could you successfully format the CD-RW in quick mode?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

         Could you successfully format the CD-RW in complete mode?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

         Did you @{B}really@{UB} format your CD-Rs, or just in test mode?
          ( ) Really               ( ) Test mode

  9. Now we are going to do some read tests. For these reading tests you
     have to select the writer as source drive in the settings window.
     Try to read a data track from your CD writer.
         Could you successfully read this track?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

 10. Try to read an audio track from your CD writer.
         Could you successfully read this track?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

 11. Repair function
         Could you repair a track?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested   ( ) Not supported

 12. Your name
         We would like to note your name (and maybe your email
          address) together with this entry in our compatibility List.
          Please tell us, whether or not we may do this.


@{B}Testing your CD-ROM drive (if any)
..................................@{UB}

If you want to test your CD-ROM drive, go through the following steps.

  1. What is the complete name of your CD-ROM drive? Have a look at the
     settings window -- when you select your CD-ROM drive as source, it
     displays the whole version string. That's what we need.

  2. Note the name of the driver which you used for your tests, e.g.
     "ToshibaCD". The name is being displayed in the settings window.

  3. Add a track, select "CD-Track" as source and open the track
     requester.
         Does it list all tracks with their correct type? It usually
          will @{B}not@{UB} list unfixed sessions. That's @{B}no@{UB} bug!
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

  4. Try to read a data track.
         Could you successfully read this track?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

  5. Try to read an audio track.
         Could you successfully read this track?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

  6. Your name
         We would like to note your name (and maybe your email
          address) together with this entry in our compatibility List.
          Please tell us, whether or not we may do this.


@{B}Testing your whole system
.........................@{UB}

If you have a system that runs fine with MakeCD, or a system that causes
SCSI trouble, and if your system is not yet contained in this file, we
are looking forward for your test results in order to include them in
this list. We need the following information:

  1. Your Amiga
     e.g. A3000, A4000, A1000, ...

  2. The OS version you use
     e.g. OS 3.1

  3. Information about your SCSI system in the following form:
     For each SCSI hostadapter which you are using
         Name of the hostadapter
          (e.g. Fastlane; if possible, include the board revision)

         Name and version of the SCSI device
          (e.g. `scsi.device V40.12 (21.12.93)') You get this string by
          typing `version full scsi.device' or something equal in your
          shell

         SCSI settings
          If you are using some special SCSI settings, note them here

         Name and version of all of the devices that are connected to
          this hostadapter
          e.g. `TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-4101TA 2483 (09/05/93)'. You get this
          string by using the device requester of MakeCD 2.0 or higher.
          Please make sure to list as many @{B}exact@{UB} information as
          possible -- especially for your SCSI device and your CD
          writer.  If you know which SCSI settings (reselection,
          synchronous transfer mode, ...) you used, write it down, too.

  4. Which version of MakeCD do you use for your tests?
     MakeCD Version ..........

  5. Write a large amount of data (test mode is no problem).
         Did you recognize any SCSI hangups or something like that?
          ( ) Yes      ( ) No      ( ) Not tested

  6. Do you know which SCSI settings you used for this test?
     (Reselection, Synchronous Transfer Mode, ...)
     ( ) Yes, ..............................................
     ( ) No

  7. How many of your CD-Rs have had an "accident" and how many CD-Rs
     did you already write?
         Number of CD-Rs with accident:        ........

         Number of successfully written CD-Rs: ........

         Kind of the accident(s) (SCSI bus hangup, user error, power
          lost, ...):
          ....................................................
          ....................................................

  8. Did you have to do any changes to your system, in order to make
     things work?
     ( ) Yes, ..............................................
     ( ) No

  9. Your name
         We would like to note your name (and maybe your email
          address) together with this entry in our compatibility List.
          Please tell us, whether or not we may do this.



@EndNode

@Node "CCDWR" "Compatibility.guide/CCDWR"
@Toc "MCMPT"

@{B}CD writers
==========@{UB}

This section is intended to help you find a good CD writer or to find
more information about the CD writer which you already have. We created
a list of all CD writers we have heard of, and collected more detailed
information about a lot of drives. Furthermore, we tested your drives
with a lot of drives and show you the test results.


 @{" Recommended " Link "CDR_RECOMM"}          Recommended CD writers
 @{" Full list " Link "CDR_FULL_LIST"}            All CD writers we have heard of
 @{" Detailled infos " Link "CDR_INFO_LIST"}      CD writer information list
 @{" Test protocols " Link "CDR_TEST_PROT_LIST"}       CD writer test protocol list


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_RECOMM" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_RECOMM"
@Toc "CCDWR"

@{B}Recommended CD writers
----------------------@{UB}

At the moment, we have statements about the following CD writers. Please
don't forget to check if they @{"work" Link "CSYSG"} or @{"don't work" Link "CSYSB"} with your system.

Yamaha CDR 100/102 (recommended)
     These CD writers don't have any known SCSI problems. They are old,
     but known as very reliable drives. People tell, they don't get any
     coasters when using these drives.

Yamaha CDR 200/400 (recommended)
     This is the new generation of Yamaha drives. Since they are not yet
     available for a long time (as of 7/97), we can't tell how long they
     live. But they seem to work reliable and people report they don't
     get any coasters when using these drives.

Ricoh MP6200S (recommended)
     This is a new (as of 7/97) CD-RW drive. If you'ld like to be able
     to write up to 1000 times on a CD-RW, you should consider buying
     this drive.  Seems to be a good deal! People report they don't get
     any coasters when using this drive.

TEAC CD50S (?)
     We never had such a drive, but the users who have one seem to be
     happy with it.

JVC (be careful!)
     There are some people who really like their JVC drives, and
     others, who have nothing but problems. Although it obviously
     doesn't cause SCSI hangups, it sometimes reports strange errors
     and creates coasters. Seems to have problems caused by firmware
     bugs.

Ricoh 1420 / Plextor (be careful!)
     The Plextor drive totally confused our SCSI hostadapter. We don't
     know if Ricoh 1420 is better in this point.

Sony (be careful!)
     Sony CDU 926S won't be able to perform DAO writing. So it's good
     for TAO mode only. The drive we had got hangups when reading audio
     tracks while starting to read a new track.

Philips/HP (be careful!)
     Philips and HP drives don't work with every SCSI hostadpater.
     Sometimes, reselection problems appear, e.g. on A3000 or GVP
     hostadapters. This results in coasters. Additionally, the old
     Philips/HP generation (CDD 2000/HP 4020) suffer from hardware
     problems. Many of these drives need repair every few months. The
     new Philips/HP generation (CDD 2600/HP 6020) have problems when
     extrating audio data.


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_FULL_LIST" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_FULL_LIST"
@Toc "CCDWR"

@{B}All CD writers we have heard of
-------------------------------@{UB}

This section lists all CD writers the authors of MakeCD have heard of.
Some of them are supported and tested by the authors or by customers,
others are untested (but should work in theory), some are still
unsupported, and others are unknown, which means that we don't know if
one of our drivers works with that drive or not.

Please note, that sometimes a CD writer is not compatible with a
specific Amiga SCSI system. In this case, you might have problems with
that CD writer -- e.g. it might block the SCSI bus, etc. This is not
the fault of MakeCD. Look out for tested systems.

The fact, that a device is listed here as tested, does @{B}not@{UB} mean that it
works on @{B}every@{UB} SCSI system. We are collecting experiences which
customers have made with several combinations of hardware.  See
@{"Working systems" Link "CSYSG"}, @{"Bad systems" Link "CSYSB"}.  @{B}Read these sections, too!@{UB} Please note
that some systems might appear on @{B}both@{UB} lists, which means that this
system works fine for one customer and causes problems for another one.

Each device name contained in this list is preceeded by a character to
give you a quick overview. This character means the following:

@{B}(T)@{UB}
     This device has been tested with MakeCD by the authors or by
     customers.  Although there might be SCSI problems in some cases,
     it should work in general.

@{B}(t)@{UB}
     This device had not yet been tested with MakeCD, but will most
     likely work anyway. If you have such a device, try it and tell us
     if it works or not!

@{B}(U)@{UB}
     This device is known, but not or not yet supported by MakeCD.

@{B}(?)@{UB}
     This device is not known. Maybe one of the MakeCD drivers supports
     it.  If you find out that such a device works with MakeCD, please
     tell us which driver you used to make it work. Thank you.

The following section lists all CD writers we have heard of in
alphabetical order. Many of them are not very popular. You will most
likely know only a few of them.

@{B}Important note: we do not guarantee for any information contained in
this list!@{UB}

@{B}(t) Compro CD-R 7501-INT@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Panasonic.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Panasonic CW-7501.
     See @{"Panasonic CW-7501" Link "CDR_PANASONICCW7501"}.

@{B}(t) Compro CD-R 7502-INT@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Panasonic or MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Panasonic CW-7502.
     See @{"Panasonic CW-7502" Link "CDR_PANASONICCW7502"}.

@{B}(U) Creative Labs CDR2000:@{UB}
@{B}     Not yet supported.@{UB} Programmer documentation in order. No promises,
     though.
     Based on Ricoh RS1060C.
     See @{"Ricoh RO-1060C" Link "CDR_RICOHRO1060C"}.

@{B}(t) Creative Labs CDR4210:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Panasonic.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Panasonic CW-7501.
     See @{"Panasonic CW-7501" Link "CDR_PANASONICCW7501"}.

@{B}(?) Delta CDR-6121 (6x read, 2x write, ATAPI):@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}

@{B}(t) DynaTek CDE260R:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Ricoh MP6200S.
     See @{"Ricoh MP6200S" Link "CDR_RICOHMP6200S"}.

@{B}(?) DynaTek Automation Systems CDM200:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}

@{B}(t) DynaTek Automation Systems CDM240:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver JvcTeac or Yamaha.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on JVC XR-W2010 (new drives) and Yamaha CDR 102 (old drives).
     See @{"JVC XR-W2010" Link "CDR_JVCXRW2010"}.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 102" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR102"}.

@{B}(?) DynaTek Automation Systems CDM260:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}

@{B}(t) DynaTek Automation Systems CDM400:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Yamaha.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Yamaha CDR 100.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 100" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR100"}.

@{B}(?) DynaTek Automation Systems CDM4000:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}

@{B}(?) DynaTek Automation Systems CDM460:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}

@{B}(t) Freecom CD-Writer:@{UB}
     Probably supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} We hope it will work.
     Based on Mitsumi CR-2600TE.
     See @{"Mitsumi CR-2600TE" Link "CDR_MITSUMICR2600TE"}.

@{B}(T) Grundig CDR100 IPW:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver PhilipsCDD2000.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     Based on Philips CDD 2000.
     See @{"Philips CDD 2000" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2000"}.

@{B}(?) Hightech CD-R 2000:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}
     You might want to try PhilipsCDD2000 driver.

@{B}(t) Hi-Val CD-R:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver JvcTeac.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on JVC XR-W2010.
     See @{"JVC XR-W2010" Link "CDR_JVCXRW2010"}.

@{B}(T) HP SureStore 4020i:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver PhilipsCDD2000.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     Based on Philips CDD 2000.
     See @{"Philips CDD 2000" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2000"}.

@{B}(T) HP SureStore CD-Writer 6020i:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver PhilipsCDD2600.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     Based on Philips CDD 2600, internal, SCSI.
     See @{"Philips CDD 2600" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2600"}.

@{B}(T) HP SureStore CD-Writer 6020es:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver PhilipsCDD2600.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     Based on Philips CDD 2600, external, SCSI.
     See @{"Philips CDD 2600" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2600"}.

@{B}(U) HP SureStore CD-Writer 6020ep:@{UB}
@{B}     Not supported.@{UB} If someone writes a device that provides a SCSI
     interface for this CD writer, and if your hardware is fast enough,
     it probably would work. Driver PhilipsCDD2600.
     Based on Philips CDD 2600, external, parallel port interface.
     See @{"Philips CDD 2600" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2600"}.

@{B}(?) JVC Personal RomMaker:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB} Try driver JvcTeac.

@{B}(t) JVC R2626:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver JvcTeac.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB}
@{B}     Might cause problems because of firmware bugs!@{UB}
     Based on JVC XR-W2020.
     See @{"JVC XR-W2020" Link "CDR_JVCXRW2020"}.

@{B}(?) JVC XR-W1001:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB} Try driver JvcTeac.
     See @{"JVC XR-W1001" Link "CDR_JVCXRW1001"}.

@{B}(t) JVC XR-W2001:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver JvcTeac.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB}
@{B}     Might cause problems because of firmware bugs!@{UB}
     See @{"JVC XR-W2001" Link "CDR_JVCXRW2001"}.

@{B}(T) JVC XR-W2010:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver JvcTeac.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by the authors of MakeCD.
@{B}     Might cause problems because of firmware bugs!@{UB}
     See @{"JVC XR-W2010" Link "CDR_JVCXRW2010"}.

@{B}(T) JVC XR-W2012:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver JvcTeac.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
@{B}     Might cause problems because of firmware bugs!@{UB}
     Based on JVC XR-W2010.
     See @{"JVC XR-W2010" Link "CDR_JVCXRW2010"}.

@{B}(T) JVC XR-W2020:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver JvcTeac.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
@{B}     Might cause problems because of firmware bugs!@{UB}
     See @{"JVC XR-W2020" Link "CDR_JVCXRW2020"}.

@{B}(T) JVC XR-W2022:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver JvcTeac.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
@{B}     Might cause problems because of firmware bugs!@{UB}
     Based on JVC XR-W2020.
     See @{"JVC XR-W2020" Link "CDR_JVCXRW2020"}.

@{B}(?) JVC XRS-201:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB} Try driver JvcTeac.

@{B}(?) Kodak PCD200:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}
     Probably based on Philips CDD 521.
     You might want to try PhilipsCDD2000 driver.
     See @{"Philips CDD 521" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD521"}.

@{B}(t) Kodak PCD225:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver PhilipsCDD2000.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Philips CDD 522.
     See @{"Philips CDD 522" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD522"}.

@{B}(t) Kodak PCD240:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver PhilipsCDD2000.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Philips CDD 2000.
     See @{"Philips CDD 2000" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2000"}.

@{B}(?) Kodak PCD600:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}
     You might want to try PhilipsCDD2000 driver.

@{B}(t) Matsushita CW-7501:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Panasonic.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Panasonic CW-7501.
     See @{"Panasonic CW-7501" Link "CDR_PANASONICCW7501"}.

@{B}(t) Matsushita CW-7502:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Panasonic or MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Panasonic CW-7502.
     See @{"Panasonic CW-7502" Link "CDR_PANASONICCW7502"}.

@{B}(?) MDI CD Writer:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}

@{B}(?) Memorex CD-622:@{UB}
     This is an ATAPI drive, 6x read, 2x write.
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}

@{B}(t) Microboards PlayWrite 2000:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Sony.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Sony CDU 920S.
     See @{"Sony CDU920S" Link "CDR_SONYCDU920S"}.

@{B}(?) Microboards PlayWrite 2040:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}

@{B}(t) Microboards PlayWrite 2060R:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Ricoh MP6200S.
     See @{"Ricoh MP6200S" Link "CDR_RICOHMP6200S"}.

@{B}(t) Microboards PlayWrite 4000:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Yamaha.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Yamaha CDR 100.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 100" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR100"}.

@{B}(t) MicroNet Technology MasterCD Pro:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Yamaha.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Yamaha CDR 100.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 100" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR100"}.

@{B}(t) MicroNet Technology Plus 4x6:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Yamaha CDR 400.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 400" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR400"}.

@{B}(U) Mitsumi CDR 2201CS:@{UB}
@{B}     Not supported.@{UB}
     See @{"Mitsumi CDR 2201CS" Link "CDR_MITSUMICDR2201CS"}.

@{B}(U) Mitsumi CR-2200CS:@{UB}
@{B}     Not supported.@{UB}
     Based on Mitsumi CDR 2201CS, but 4 MB buffer size.
     See @{"Mitsumi CDR 2201CS" Link "CDR_MITSUMICDR2201CS"}.

@{B}(T) Mitsumi CDR 2401:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver PhilipsCDD2000.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     Based on Philips CDD 2000.
     See @{"Philips CDD 2000" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2000"}.

@{B}(t) Mitsumi CR-2600TE:@{UB}
     Probably supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} We hope it will work.
     See @{"Mitsumi CR-2600TE" Link "CDR_MITSUMICR2600TE"}.

@{B}(?) Olympus CD-R2:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB} Try Sony driver.
     Based on Olympus CDS615E, external case.

@{B}(?) Olympus CD-R2x4:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB} Try Sony driver.
     Probably based on a Sony CD writer.

@{B}(?) Olympus CDS615E:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB} Try Sony driver.
     Most likely based on a Sony CD writer.

@{B}(?) Olympus CDS620E:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB} Try Sony driver.
     Most likely based on a Sony CD writer.

@{B}(?) Olympus CDS630E:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB} Try Sony driver.
     Most likely based on a Sony CD writer.

@{B}(?) Optima DisKovery 1300CDR:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}

@{B}(t) Optima DisKovery 650 CD-R:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Sony.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Sony CDU920S.
     See @{"Sony CDU920S" Link "CDR_SONYCDU920S"}.

@{B}(T) Panasonic CW-7501:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Panasonic.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     See @{"Panasonic CW-7501" Link "CDR_PANASONICCW7501"}.

@{B}(t) Panasonic CW-7502:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Panasonic or MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     See @{"Panasonic CW-7502" Link "CDR_PANASONICCW7502"}.

@{B}(T) Philips CDD 2000:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver PhilipsCDD2000.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by the authors of MakeCD.
     See @{"Philips CDD 2000" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2000"}.

@{B}(T) Philips CDD 2600:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver PhilipsCDD2600.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by the authors of MakeCD.
     See @{"Philips CDD 2600" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2600"}.

@{B}(t) Philips CDD3600:@{UB}
     Probably supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} We hope it will work.
     See @{"Philips CDD 3600" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD3600"}.

@{B}(t) Philips CDD3610:@{UB}
     Probably supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} We hope it will work.
     See @{"Philips CDD 3600" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD3600"}.

@{B}(T) Philips CDD521:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver PhilipsCDD2000.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
@{B}     No test mode available!@{UB}
     See @{"Philips CDD 521" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD521"}.

@{B}(T) Philips CDD522:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver PhilipsCDD2000.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     See @{"Philips CDD 522" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD522"}.

@{B}(t) Pinnacle RCD-1000:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver JvcTeac.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Might cause problems because of firmware bugs.
     Based on JVC XR-W2001.
     See @{"JVC XR-W2001" Link "CDR_JVCXRW2001"}.

@{B}(U) Pinnacle RCD-202:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB} Try driver JvcTeac.
     Based on either JVC XR-W1001 or JVC Personal RomMaker or both.

@{B}(t) Pinnacle RCD 4x4:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver JvcTeac.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on TEAC CD-R50S.
     See @{"TEAC CD-R50S" Link "CDR_TEACCDR50S"}.

@{B}(?) Pinnacle RCD 5020:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}

@{B}(t) Pinnacle RCD 5040:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver JvcTeac.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Might cause problems because of firmware bugs.
     Based on JVC XR-W2010.
     See @{"JVC XR-W2010" Link "CDR_JVCXRW2010"}.

@{B}(?) Pinnacle RCDW226:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB} Try driver MMC.
     This is a 2x write 6x read CD-RW drive with 1 MB buffer.

@{B}(U) Pioneer DW-S114X:@{UB}
@{B}     Not yet supported.@{UB} Programmer documentation available. No
     promises, though.
     We are still looking for people who have such a drive. Contact us!

@{B}(t) Plasmon CDR4220:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver PhilipsCDD2000.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Philips CDD 2000.
     See @{"Philips CDD 2000" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2000"}.

@{B}(t) Plasmon CDR-4240:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Panasonic.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Panasonic CW-7501.
     See @{"Panasonic CW-7501" Link "CDR_PANASONICCW7501"}.

@{B}(T) Plasmon CDR-4400:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Yamaha.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     Based on Yamaha CDR 100. Exactly the same according to Plasmon.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 100" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR100"}.

@{B}(U) Plasmon CDR RF4100:@{UB}
@{B}     Not supported.@{UB} Will probably never be supported.
     Only the hardware of the drive is based on Philips CDD 522.
     1 MB buffer, expandable to 2 MB.
     See @{"Plasmon CDR RF4100" Link "CDR_PLASMONCDRRF4100"}.

@{B}(U) Plasmon CDR RF4102:@{UB}
@{B}     Not supported.@{UB} Will probably never be supported.
     Only the hardware of the drive is based on Philips CDD 522.
     Based on Plasmon RF4100.
     2 MB buffer, expandable to 32 MB.

@{B}(t) Plasmon CDR 480:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Panasonic or MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Panasonic CW-7501.
     See @{"Panasonic CW-7502" Link "CDR_PANASONICCW7502"}.

@{B}(T) Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Plextor.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by the authors of MakeCD.
     See @{"Plextor PX-R24CS" Link "CDR_PLEXTORPXR24CS"}.

@{B}(t) Procom Technology PCDR-4x:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Yamaha.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Yamaha CDR 100.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 100" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR100"}.

@{B}(t) Ricoh MP6200I:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     New drive that supports CD-Rs and CD-ReWritable media.
     Based on Ricoh MP6200S, IDE interface
     See @{"Ricoh MP6200S" Link "CDR_RICOHMP6200S"}.

@{B}(T) Ricoh MP6200S:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by the authors of MakeCD.
     New drive that supports CD-Rs and CD-ReWritable media.
     See @{"Ricoh MP6200S" Link "CDR_RICOHMP6200S"}.

@{B}(t) Ricoh MP6201S:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Ricoh MP6200S, caddy version, 2 MB buffer.
     See @{"Ricoh MP6200S" Link "CDR_RICOHMP6200S"}.

@{B}(t) Ricoh MP6211S:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.  Based on Ricoh MP6200S.
     See @{"Ricoh MP6200S" Link "CDR_RICOHMP6200S"}.

@{B}(U) Ricoh RO1060C:@{UB}
@{B}     Not yet supported.@{UB} Programmer documentation in order. No promises,
     though.
     See @{"Ricoh RO-1060C" Link "CDR_RICOHRO1060C"}.

@{B}(T) Ricoh RO-1420C:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Plextor.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     Might be based on Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS.
     See @{"Ricoh RO-1420C" Link "CDR_RICOHRO1420C"}.

@{B}(U) Ricoh RS1060C:@{UB}
@{B}     Not yet supported.@{UB} Programmer documentation in order. No promises,
     though.
     Based on Ricoh RO-1060C, but in external case.
     See @{"Ricoh RO-1060C" Link "CDR_RICOHRO1060C"}.

@{B}(T) Ricoh RS-1420C:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Plextor.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     Based on Ricoh RO-1420C, but in external case.
     See @{"Ricoh RO-1420C" Link "CDR_RICOHRO1420C"}.

@{B}(?) Ricoh RS9200CD:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}
     You might want to try Plextor driver.
     See @{"Ricoh RS9200CD" Link "CDR_RICOHRS9200CD"}.

@{B}(t) Smart & Friendly CDR1002:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Sony.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Sony CDU 920S.
     See @{"Sony CDU920S" Link "CDR_SONYCDU920S"}.

@{B}(t) Smart & Friendly CDR1004:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Yamaha.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Yamaha CDR 102.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 102" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR102"}.

@{B}(U) Smart & Friendly CDR2001:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}

@{B}(t) Smart & Friendly CDR2004:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Sony.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Sony CDU 940S / 924S.
     See @{"Sony CDU924S" Link "CDR_SONYCDU924S"}.

@{B}(t) Smart & Friendly CDR2006 Pro:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Sony.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Sony CDU926.
     See @{"Sony CDU926S" Link "CDR_SONYCDU926S"}.

@{B}(t) Smart & Friendly CDR2006 Plus:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver JvcTeac.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on JVC XR-W2020.
     See @{"JVC XR-W2020" Link "CDR_JVCXRW2020"}.

@{B}(t) Smart & Friendly CDR4000:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Yamaha.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Yamaha CDR 100.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 100" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR100"}.

@{B}(t) Smart & Friendly CDR4006:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Yamaha CDR 400.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 400" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR400"}.

@{B}(t) Sony CDU920S:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Sony.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     See @{"Sony CDU920S" Link "CDR_SONYCDU920S"}.

@{B}(T) Sony CDU924S:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Sony.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     See @{"Sony CDU924S" Link "CDR_SONYCDU924S"}.

@{B}(T) Sony CDU926S:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Sony.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by the authors of MakeCD.
     See @{"Sony CDU926S" Link "CDR_SONYCDU926S"}.

@{B}(?) Sony CDU928E:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB} Try drivers Sony and MMC.
     See @{"Sony CDU928E" Link "CDR_SONYCDU928E"}.

@{B}(t) Sony CDU940S:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Sony.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Sony CDR 924S, including software etc.
     See @{"Sony CDU924S" Link "CDR_SONYCDU924S"}.

@{B}(t) Sony CDU960S:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Sony.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Sony CDR 926S, including software etc.
     See @{"Sony CDU926S" Link "CDR_SONYCDU926S"}.

@{B}(?) Sony CDW 900E:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB} Try Sony driver.

@{B}(?) Sony EDW-1/CDW-1:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB} Try Sony driver.

@{B}(t) Sony Spressa 9211:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Sony.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Sony CDR 920S, external case.
     See @{"Sony CDU920S" Link "CDR_SONYCDU920S"}.

@{B}(t) Sony Spressa 9411:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Sony.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Sony CDR 940S / 924S, external case.
     See @{"Sony CDU924S" Link "CDR_SONYCDU924S"}.

@{B}(t) Sony Spressa 9611 (CSP-9611S):@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Sony.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Sony CDR 926S, external case.
     See @{"Sony CDU926S" Link "CDR_SONYCDU926S"}.

@{B}(?) Taiyo Yuden EW-50:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}

@{B}(T) TEAC CD-R50S:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver JvcTeac.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     See @{"TEAC CD-R50S" Link "CDR_TEACCDR50S"}.

@{B}(?) TEAC CD-R55S:@{UB}
     Might be supported by MakeCD. Try driver JvcTeac and MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Might work.

@{B}(t) Traxdata CDR 2600:@{UB}
     Probably supported by MakeCD. Driver PhilipsCDD2600.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Probably based on Philips CDD 2600.
     See @{"Philips CDD 2600" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2600"}.

@{B}(t) Traxdata CDR 4600:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Yamaha CDR 400.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 400" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR400"}.

@{B}(t) Traxdata CDERW 2260:@{UB}
     Probably supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} We hope it will work.
     Based on Traxdata CDRW 2260.

@{B}(t) Traxdata CDERW 4260:@{UB}
     Probably supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} We hope it will work.
     Based on Traxdata CDRW 4260.

@{B}(t) Traxdata CDRW 2260:@{UB}
     Probably supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} We hope it will work.
     Based on a ReWritable drive.

@{B}(t) Traxdata CDRW 4260:@{UB}
     Probably supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} We hope it will work.
     Based on a ReWritable drive.

@{B}(t) Turtle Beach 2040R:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Plextor.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     Based on Ricoh RO-1420C.
     See @{"Ricoh RO-1420C" Link "CDR_RICOHRO1420C"}.

@{B}(?) Wearnes CDR 432:@{UB}
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}

@{B}(t) Wearnes CDR632P:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver PhilipsCDD2600.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     Based on Philips CDD 2600.
     See @{"Philips CDD 2600" Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2600"}.

@{B}(?) Wearnes CDR 622:@{UB}
     This is an ATAPI drive, 6x read, 2x write.
@{B}     Unknown.@{UB}

@{B}(T) Yamaha CDE 100:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Yamaha.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     Based on Yamaha CDR 100, external.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 100" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR100"}.

@{B}(T) Yamaha CDE 102:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Yamaha.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     Based on Yamaha CDR 102, external.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 102" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR102"}.

@{B}(T) Yamaha CDR 100:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Yamaha.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by the authors of MakeCD.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 100" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR100"}.

@{B}(T) Yamaha CDR 102:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver Yamaha.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 102" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR102"}.

@{B}(T) Yamaha CDR 200:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 200" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR200"}.

@{B}(T) Yamaha CDR 400c:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by the authors of MakeCD.
     Caddy version
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 400" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR400"}.

@{B}(T) Yamaha CDR 400t:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by the authors of MakeCD.
     Tray version
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 400" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR400"}.

@{B}(T) Yamaha CDR 400tx:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Tested@{UB} by customers of MakeCD.
     External version with tray
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 400" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR400"}.

@{B}(t) Yamaha CDR 401t:@{UB}
     Supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     ATAPI version of Yamaha CDR 400.
     See @{"Yamaha CDR 400" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR400"}.

@{B}(t) Yamaha CD-RW 4001:@{UB}
     Probably supported by MakeCD. Driver MMC.
@{B}     Untested!@{UB} Will most likely work.
     See @{"Yamaha CD-RW 4001" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDRW4001"}.


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_INFO_LIST" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_INFO_LIST"
@Toc "CCDWR"

@{B}CD writer information list
--------------------------@{UB}

We have tried to collect as many information about the different CD
writers as possible in order to help you buying the best drive for your
needs. Of course, it's your own risk to use this information, but we
tried to do a good job. If you have corrections or additions, contact us
at `makecd@core.de'.

The information about the CD writers is in alphabetical order.


 @{" JVC XR-W1001 " Link "CDR_JVCXRW1001"} 
 @{" JVC XR-W2001 " Link "CDR_JVCXRW2001"} 
 @{" JVC XR-W2010 " Link "CDR_JVCXRW2010"} 
 @{" JVC XR-W2020 " Link "CDR_JVCXRW2020"} 
 @{" Mitsumi CDR 2201CS " Link "CDR_MITSUMICDR2201CS"} 
 @{" Mitsumi CR-2600TE " Link "CDR_MITSUMICR2600TE"} 
 @{" Panasonic CW-7501 " Link "CDR_PANASONICCW7501"} 
 @{" Panasonic CW-7502 " Link "CDR_PANASONICCW7502"} 
 @{" Philips CDD 2000 " Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2000"} 
 @{" Philips CDD 2600 " Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2600"} 
 @{" Philips CDD 3600 " Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD3600"} 
 @{" Philips CDD 521 " Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD521"} 
 @{" Philips CDD 522 " Link "CDR_PHILIPSCDD522"} 
 @{" Plasmon CDR RF4100 " Link "CDR_PLASMONCDRRF4100"} 
 @{" Plextor PX-R24CS " Link "CDR_PLEXTORPXR24CS"} 
 @{" Ricoh MP6200S " Link "CDR_RICOHMP6200S"} 
 @{" Ricoh RO-1060C " Link "CDR_RICOHRO1060C"} 
 @{" Ricoh RO-1420C " Link "CDR_RICOHRO1420C"} 
 @{" Ricoh RS9200CD " Link "CDR_RICOHRS9200CD"} 
 @{" Sony CDU920S " Link "CDR_SONYCDU920S"} 
 @{" Sony CDU924S " Link "CDR_SONYCDU924S"} 
 @{" Sony CDU926S " Link "CDR_SONYCDU926S"} 
 @{" Sony CDU928E " Link "CDR_SONYCDU928E"} 
 @{" TEAC CD-R50S " Link "CDR_TEACCDR50S"} 
 @{" Yamaha CDR 100 " Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR100"} 
 @{" Yamaha CDR 102 " Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR102"} 
 @{" Yamaha CDR 200 " Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR200"} 
 @{" Yamaha CDR 400 " Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR400"} 
 @{" Yamaha CD-RW 4001 " Link "CDR_YAMAHACDRW4001"} 


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_JVCXRW1001" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_JVCXRW1001"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}JVC XR-W1001
............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 1x
     Writing speed.............: 1x
     Internal buffer size......: 64 KB
     Loading mechanism.........: Caddy
     FlashROM for firmware.....: <unknown>
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: <unknown>
     Supports Packet Writing...: <unknown>
     Release date..............: <unknown>
     Interface.................: SCSI
     Comments..................: Discontinued

MakeCD should support this CD writer (untested). Try driver JvcTeac.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a JVC
XR-1001 here to test, so all information is based on JVC's information.
Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_JVCXRW2001" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_JVCXRW2001"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}JVC XR-W2001
............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 2x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: <unknown>
     FlashROM for firmware.....: <unknown>
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: <unknown>
     Supports Packet Writing...: <unknown>
     Release date..............: <unknown>
     Interface.................: SCSI
     Comments..................: Discontinued

The following drives are based on JVC XR-W2001:

    Pinnacle RCD-1000

MakeCD should support this CD writer (untested). Try driver JvcTeac.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a JVC
XR-2001 here to test, so all information is based on JVC's information.
Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_JVCXRW2010" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_JVCXRW2010"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}JVC XR-W2010
............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 4x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: Yes
     Latest firmware version...: V2.05 (as of 20-Aug-1997)
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: Yes
     Release date..............: <unknown>
     Interface.................: SCSI-2
     Comments..................: Discontinued

Mechanic does not look very stable. Tray often opens while transporting
the drive. Drive has a SPEED and a BUSY LED, a phone connector and a
volume control wheel at the front.

Firmware version 1.51 has problems with reading commands. CD-ROM
filesystems often report reading errors and the drive sometimes seems to
pass wrong data when reading. Seems like it does not do any error
checking. So don't expect you can use this drive with this firmware
version as a CD-ROM drive. Try firmware version 2.05 instead, which
seems to be much better!

You also have to expect problems with MultiSession CDs (with data
merging), because for data merging, some data must be read from CD.
Again, try firmware version 2.05.

There's another firmware version V1.52i. It appeared on internet, but is
for the JVC XR-W2020/2022 drives only.

See @{"A4000 + Cyberstorm MkII + JVC XR-W2010" Link "CSG23"}. (working)

The following drives are based on JVC XR-W2010:

    DynaTek Automation Systems CDM240

    Hi-Val CD-R

    JVC XR-W2012 (external case)

    Pinnacle RCD 5040

MakeCD supports this CD writer. However, since the firmware of the JVC
XR-W2010 is very buggy at the moment, it might not work in some
configurations. See @{"JVC + TEAC Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_JVCTEAC"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. Rene
<danger@poet.shnet.org> has provided some additional information.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_JVCXRW2020" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_JVCXRW2020"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}JVC XR-W2020
............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 6x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: Yes
     Latest firmware version...: 1.55 (as of 20-Aug-97)
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: Yes
     Release date..............: 4/1997
     Interface.................: SCSI-2
     Comments..................: <none>

See @{"A1200T + Oktagon + JVC XR-W2022" Link "CSG19"}. (working)

The following drives are based on JVC XR-W2020:

    JVC R2626

    JVC XR-W2022

    Smart & Friendly CDR2006 Plus

MakeCD supports this CD writer. We don't know if this CD writer is
better than the JVC XR-W2010 or not. Try it!  See
@{"JVC + TEAC Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_JVCTEAC"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a JVC
XR-2020 here to test, so all information is based on JVC's information.
Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_MITSUMICDR2201CS" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_MITSUMICDR2201CS"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Mitsumi CDR 2201CS
..................@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 4x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Caddy
     FlashROM for firmware.....: Yes
     Latest firmware version...: 6121 (as of 15-Mar-1997)
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: No
     Release date..............: 1995
     Interface.................: SCSI
     Comments..................: Discontinued

The following drives are based on Mitsumi CDR 2201CS:

    Mitsumi CR-2200CS (CDR 2201CS with 4 MB buffer)

MakeCD does not support this CD writer.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Mitsumi
CDR 2201CS here to test, so all information is based on Mitumi's
information. Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_MITSUMICR2600TE" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_MITSUMICR2600TE"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Mitsumi CR-2600TE
.................@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 6x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: Yes
     Latest firmware version...: 2.16 (2=hardware; 16=firmware version)
     Supports Disk At Once.....: No, but TAO without GAP
     Supports Packet Writing...: Yes
     Release date..............: 12/1996
     Interface.................: IDE/EIDE (ATAPI)
     Comments..................: <none>

Maybe you need a 2nd controller to read the data because of performance
reasons.

The following drives are based on Mitsumi CR-2600TE:

    Freecom CD-Writer

MakeCD should support this CD writer (untested). Try driver MMC.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Mitsumi CR
2600TE here to test, so all information is based on Mitumi's
information. Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_PANASONICCW7501" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_PANASONICCW7501"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Panasonic CW-7501
.................@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 4x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: <unknown>
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: Yes
     Release date..............: 1996
     Interface.................: SCSI
     Comments..................: <none>

This CD writer is said to be very reliable.

The following drives are based on Panasonic CW-7501:

    Compro CD-R 7501-INT

    Creative Labs CDR4210

    Matsushita CW-7501

    Plasmon CDR-4240

MakeCD supports this CD writer.  See @{"Panasonic Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_PANASONIC"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Panasonic
CW-7501 here to test, so all information is based on customer's
information and from Plasmon. Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_PANASONICCW7502" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_PANASONICCW7502"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Panasonic CW-7502
.................@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 8x
     Writing speed.............: 4x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: Yes
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: Yes
     Release date..............: 5/1997
     Interface.................: SCSI-2
     Comments..................: <none>

This CD writer is said to be very reliable.

The following drives are based on Panasonic CW-7502:

    Compro CD-R 7502-INT

    Matsushita CW-7502

    Plasmon CDR-480

MakeCD supports this CD writer.  See @{"Panasonic Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_PANASONIC"}.  See
@{"Panasonic Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_MMC"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Panasonic
CW-7502 here to test, so all information is based on customer's
information and from Plasmon. Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2000" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_PHILIPSCDD2000"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Philips CDD 2000
................@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 4x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: Yes
     Latest firmware version...: 1.26 or 1.27
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: <unknown>
     Release date..............: 1995
     Interface.................: SCSI
     Comments..................: <none>

This CD writer is very popular, although we can't really recommend it. A
lot of people reported hardware errors called `write append erros' and
similar things. They had to send in their drive to get it fixed. Have a
look at the MakeCD FAQ for further information about those problems.

Firmware is kept in flash ROM, so you can update it. But you need a PC
in order to do that.

Some SCSI hostadapters have SCSI trouble (reselection problem) with this
drive. Be prepared to switch off reselection for this CD writer. See
MakeCD-FAQ.

See @{"A1200 + dkbscsi.device + Philips CDD 2000" Link "CSG11"}. (working)
See @{"A4000 + GURU-A2091 + Philips CDD 2000" Link "CSG20"}. (working)
See @{"A3000T + Philips CDD 2000" Link "CSG24"}. (working)
See @{"A4000 + warpdrive.device + dkbscsi.device + Philips" Link "CSG25"}. (working)
See @{"Grundig CDR 100 IPW V1.20" Link "CSB02"}. (bad)
See @{"A4000/40 + Fastlane + HP SureStore 4020" Link "CSB05"}. (bad)

The following drives are based on Philips CDD 2000:

    Grundig CDR100 IPW

    HP SureStore 4020i

    Kodak PCD240

    Mitsumi CDR 2401

    Plasmon CDR4220

MakeCD supports this CD writer. See @{"Philips CDD 2000 Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_PHILIPSCDD2000"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_PHILIPSCDD2600" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_PHILIPSCDD2600"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Philips CDD 2600
................@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 6x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: No
     Latest firmware version...: 1.07
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: <unknown>
     Release date..............: IV/1996
     Interface.................: SCSI-2
     Comments..................: <none>

Some of the Philips CDD 2600 can't extract all audio tracks at full
speed. You have to slow down to 1x and 2x speed.

Philips CDD 2600 / Amiga 3000 caused reselection problems (SCSI
hangups).  That may also happen with other SCSI hostadapters. Be
prepared to switch off reselection for this CD writer. See MakeCD-FAQ.

This CD writer does @{B}not@{UB} have a flashrom for firmware updates.

See @{"A4000 + CyberSCSI + Philips CDD 2600" Link "CSG03"}. (working)
See @{"A2000 + Blizzard 2060 + HP SureStore 6020" Link "CSG06"}. (working)
See @{"A1200 + 1230scsi.device + HP SureStore 6020" Link "CSG08"}. (working)
See @{"A4000 + Cyberstorm MK II + PhilipsCDD 2600" Link "CSG12"}. (working)
See @{"A2000 + G-Force 030/40 + PhilipsCDD 2600" Link "CSG13"}. (working)
See @{"A4000 + Fastlane + Philips CDD 2600" Link "CSG14"}. (working)
See @{"A3000 + Cyberstorm MkII + PhilipsCDD 2600" Link "CSG17"}. (working)
See @{"A3000 + Philips CDD 2600" Link "CSB04"}. (bad)
See @{"A4000/40 + Fastlane + Philips CDD 2600" Link "CSB06"}. (bad)
See @{"A3000 + Philips CDD 2600" Link "CSB07"}. (bad)
See @{"A3000 + Philips CDD 2600" Link "CSB09"}. (bad)

The following drives are based on Philips CDD 2600:

    HP SureStore CD-Writer 6020i (internal)

    HP SureStore CD-Writer 6020es (external)

    HP SureStore CD-Writer 6020ep (external, parallel interface)

    Wearnes CDR632P

    Traxdata CDR 2600 (probably)

HP SureStore CD-Writer 6020 includes an empty HP SureStore CD-R and
software for PC: Easy-CD, Easy CD-Audio and Alchemy Personal.

MakeCD supports this CD writer. See @{"Philips CDD 2600 Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_PHILIPSCDD2600"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_PHILIPSCDD3600" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_PHILIPSCDD3600"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Philips CDD 3600
................@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 6x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: <unknown>
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: Yes
     Release date..............: 1997
     Interface.................: SCSI-2 or EIDE/ATAPI (CDD 3610)
     Comments..................: CD-R/RW Drive

The following drives are based on Philips CDD 3600:

    Philips CDD3610 (EIDE/ATAPI)

MakeCD should support this CD writer (untested). Try driver MMC.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Philips
CDD 3600 to test. All information is based on Philips's press releases.
More information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_PHILIPSCDD521" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_PHILIPSCDD521"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Philips CDD 521
...............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 2x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 256KB
     Loading mechanism.........: <unknown>
     FlashROM for firmware.....: <unknown>
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: <unknown>
     Supports Packet Writing...: No
     Release date..............: <unknown>
     Interface.................: SCSI
     Comments..................: Discontinued

This is quite an old CD writer.

MakeCD can't switch on test mode on this CD writer. Maybe the CD writer
even does not support test mode. So MakeCD @{B}always@{UB} preform real writes.

The following drives are based on Philips CDD 521:

    Kodak PCD200 (probably)

MakeCD supports this CD writer. See @{"Philips CDD 2000 Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_PHILIPSCDD2000"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Philips
CDD 521 here to test, so all information is based on customer's
information. Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_PHILIPSCDD522" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_PHILIPSCDD522"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Philips CDD 522
...............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 2x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: <unknown>
     Loading mechanism.........: Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: <unknown>
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: No
     Supports Packet Writing...: No
     Release date..............: <unknown>
     Interface.................: SCSI
     Comments..................: Discontinued

This is quite an old CD writer.

The following drives are based on Philips CDD 522:

    Kodak PCD225

    Plasmon RF4100 (only hardware, firmware incompatible!)

    Plasmon RF4102 (only hardware, firmware incompatible!)

MakeCD supports this CD writer. See @{"Philips CDD 2000 Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_PHILIPSCDD2000"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Philips
CDD 522 here to test, so all information is based on customer's
information. Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_PLASMONCDRRF4100" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_PLASMONCDRRF4100"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Plasmon CDR RF4100
..................@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 2x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB (expandable to 2 MB)
     Loading mechanism.........: Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: No
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: No
     Supports Packet Writing...: No
     Release date..............: 1993
     Interface.................: SCSI
     Comments..................: Discontinued

The following drives are based on Philips Plasmon CDR RF4100:

    Plasmon CDR RF4102 (buffer 2 MB, expandable to 32 MB)

MakeCD does not support this CD writer.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Plasmon
CDR RF4100 to test. All information is based on information from
Plasmon. Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_PLEXTORPXR24CS" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_PLEXTORPXR24CS"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Plextor PX-R24CS
................@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 4x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: <unknown>
     Loading mechanism.........: Caddy
     FlashROM for firmware.....: Yes
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: <unknown>
     Supports Packet Writing...: <unknown>
     Release date..............: <unknown>
     Interface.................: SCSI
     Comments..................: <none>

We had a very early model which might differ from the models that are
being sold. This drive has a phone connector, two volume control buttons
and one LED in the front. The terminator resistant arrays are located at
the back of the drive and pin 1 is @{B}not@{UB} marked on the drive, so make
sure you note this when removing them.

Some SCSI hostadapters have SCSI trouble with this drive. Be prepared to
switch off reselection for this CD writer. See MakeCD-FAQ.

AFAWK Firmware is kept in flash ROM, so you can update it. But you need
a PC in order to do that.

See @{"A4000T + WarpEngine 40/40 + Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS" Link "CSG02"}. (working)
See @{"A2000 + 2060scsi.device + Ricoh RO-1420C" Link "CSG07"}. (working)
See @{"A4000 + scsi.device/cybscsi.devices + Ricoh RO-1420C" Link "CSG10"}. (working)
See @{"SCSI using WD chip + Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS" Link "CSB01"}. (bad)

The following drives are based on Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS:

    Ricoh RO-1420C (same command set, parts of hardware differ)

    Ricoh RS-1420C (same command set, parts of hardware differ)

MakeCD supports this CD writer. See @{"Plextor PX-R24CS Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_PLEXTOR"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_RICOHMP6200S" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_RICOHMP6200S"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Ricoh MP6200S
.............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 6x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: Yes
     Latest firmware version...: 1.20 (as of 23-Jun-1997)
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: Yes
     Release date..............: 3/1997
     Interface.................: SCSI-2
     Comments..................: CD-R/RW Drive

MakeCD supports this CD writer. See @{"MMC Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_MMC"}.

The following drives are based on Ricoh MP6200S:

    DynaTek CDE260R

    Microboards PlayWrite 2060R

    Ricoh MP6200I (IDE interface)

    Ricoh MP6201S (Caddy version, 2 MB)

    Ricoh MP6211S

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_RICOHRO1060C" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_RICOHRO1060C"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Ricoh RO-1060C
..............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 2x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 512 KB
     Loading mechanism.........: Caddy
     FlashROM for firmware.....: <unknown>
     Latest firmware version...: <unknwon>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: No
     Supports Packet Writing...: No
     Release date..............: 1995
     Interface.................: SCSI
     Comments..................: Discontinued

The following drives are based on Ricoh RO-1060C:

    Creative Labs CDR2000

    Ricoh RS-1060C (Ricoh RO-1060C in external case)

MakeCD does not yet support this CD writer. Programmer documentation is
in order. No promises, though.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Ricoh
RO-1060C here to test, so all information is based on customer's
information. Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_RICOHRO1420C" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_RICOHRO1420C"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Ricoh RO-1420C
..............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 4x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 512 KB, 1 MB and 2 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Caddy
     FlashROM for firmware.....: Yes
     Latest firmware version...: <unknwon>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: No
     Release date..............: 1996
     Interface.................: SCSI
     Comments..................: Discontinued, replaced by Ricoh MP-6200

Some SCSI hostadapters have SCSI trouble with this drive. Be prepared to
switch off reselection for this CD writer. See MakeCD-FAQ.

Firmware is kept in flash ROM, so you can update it. But you need a PC
in order to do that.

Some people reported that this drive might cause problems if you write
several CD-Rs nonstop.

See @{"A4000T + WarpEngine 40/40 + Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS" Link "CSG02"}. (working)
See @{"A2000 + 2060scsi.device + Ricoh RO-1420C" Link "CSG07"}. (working)
See @{"A4000 + scsi.device/cybscsi.devices + Ricoh RO-1420C" Link "CSG10"}. (working)
See @{"SCSI using WD chip + Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS" Link "CSB01"}. (bad)

The following drives are based on Ricoh RO-1420C:

    Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS (same command set, parts of hardware differ)

    Ricoh RS-1420C (Ricoh RO-1420C in external case)

    Turtle Beach 2040R

MakeCD supports this CD writer. See @{"Plextor Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_PLEXTOR"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Ricoh
RO-1420C here to test, so all information is based on customer's
information. Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_RICOHRS9200CD" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_RICOHRS9200CD"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Ricoh RS9200CD
..............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 1x
     Writing speed.............: 1x
     Internal buffer size......: 512 KB (?)
     Loading mechanism.........: Caddy
     FlashROM for firmware.....: <unknown>
     Latest firmware version...: <unknwon>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: <unknown>
     Supports Packet Writing...: Yes
     Release date..............: 1993
     Interface.................: SCSI
     Comments..................: Discontinued

MakeCD does not and maybe will never support this CD writer.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Ricoh
RS9200CD here to test. All information is based on Ricoh's information.
Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_SONYCDU920S" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_SONYCDU920S"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Sony CDU920S
............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 2x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: <unknown>
     FlashROM for firmware.....: <unknown>
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: <unknown>
     Supports Packet Writing...: <unknown>
     Release date..............: <unknown>
     Interface.................: <unknown>
     Comments..................: Discontinued. Replaced by Sony CDU 940S / 924S.

The following drives are based on Sony CDU920S:

    Microboards PlayWrite 2000

    Optima DisKovery 650 CD-R

    Smart & Friendly CDR1002

    Sony Spressa 9211

MakeCD should support this CD writer (untested). See @{"Sony Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_SONY"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Sony CDU
920S here to test, so all information is based on customer's
information. Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_SONYCDU924S" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_SONYCDU924S"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Sony CDU924S
............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 4x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: <unknown>
     FlashROM for firmware.....: <unknown>
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: <unknown>
     Supports Packet Writing...: <unknown>
     Release date..............: <unknown>
     Interface.................: <unknown>
     Comments..................: <none>

The following drives are based on Sony CDU924S:

    Smart & Friendly CDR2004

    Sony CDU940S

    Sony Spressa 9411

MakeCD should support this CD writer (untested). See @{"Sony Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_SONY"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Sony
CDU924S here to test, so all information is based on customer's
information. Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_SONYCDU926S" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_SONYCDU926S"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Sony CDU926S
............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 6x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 512 KB
     Loading mechanism.........: Caddy
     FlashROM for firmware.....: <unknown>
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: No
     Supports Packet Writing...: Yes
     Release date..............: 1997
     Interface.................: SCSI-2
     Comments..................: <none>

This drive has one orange/green LED, a phone connector and a volume
control wheel at the front. You can use a jumper to configure if it
should show up as CD-ROM SCSI drive or as WORM SCSI drive.

Sony CDU 926S does @{B}not@{UB} support DAO. Instead, it supports TAO without
gaps to record audio CDs without pauses between the tracks.

See @{"A3000 + Sony CDU 926" Link "CSG18"}. (working)
See @{"A1200 + Sony CDU 926" Link "CSG22"}. (working)
See @{"A4000 + z3scsi.device + Sony CDU 926S" Link "CSB10"}. (bad)

The following drives are based on Sony CDU926S:

    Sony CDU960S

    Sony Spressa 9611 (probably)

    Smart & Friendly CDR2006

MakeCD supports this CD writer. See @{"Sony Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_SONY"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_SONYCDU928E" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_SONYCDU928E"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Sony CDU928E
............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 8x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 512 KB
     Loading mechanism.........: Caddy
     FlashROM for firmware.....: <unknown>
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: No
     Supports Packet Writing...: Yes
     Release date..............: 1997
     Interface.................: ATAPI
     Comments..................: <none>

Maybe MakeCD supports this CD writer. Try driver MMC and Sony.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Sony
CDU928E here to test. All information is based on Sony's information.
Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_TEACCDR50S" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_TEACCDR50S"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}TEAC CD-R50S
............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 4x
     Writing speed.............: 4x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: Yes
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: Yes
     Release date..............: <unknown>
     Interface.................: SCSI-2
     Comments..................: <none>

It is recommended to use at least firmware version 1.0E for this drive.
The drive might eject CD-Rs if they are not yet supported by the
firmware. So be prepared that you have to update your firmware
(flashrom) eventually. It has been reported that you have to switch off
synchronous transfer mode (at least on the A3000).

The following drives are based on TEAC CD-R50S:

    Pinnacle RCD 4x4

MakeCD supports this CD writer.  See @{"JVC + TEAC Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_JVCTEAC"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a TEAC
CD-R50S here to test, so all information is based on TEAC's information.
Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_YAMAHACDR100" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_YAMAHACDR100"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Yamaha CDR 100
..............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 4x
     Writing speed.............: 4x
     Internal buffer size......: 512 KB
     Loading mechanism.........: Caddy
     FlashROM for firmware.....: N
     Latest firmware version...: 1.12 (as of 15-Mar-1997)
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: No
     Release date..............: <unknown>
     Interface.................: SCSI-2
     Comments..................: Discontinued. Replaced by Yamaha CDR 400.

This is a very recommended CD writer. The authors of MakeCD are using
this CD writer (firmware version 1.12) for quite a while without any
trouble. Reading audio data works without problems in any speed. Writing
data and audio CDs is very reliable. Every SCSI hostadapter we tried
worked fine with this CD writer. Reselection works fine, too.

There are 5 LEDs in the front of this CD writer:

DISC, green
     Blinking while a new CD is being accepted. On when CD is accepted.

READ, green
     On while reading.

WRITE, orange
     On while writing. Blinking when writing in test mode.

2x, green
     On while working in 2x speed. Off while working in 1x or 4x speed.

4x, green
     On while working in 4x speed. Off while working in 1x or 2x speed.

We don't have exact information, but we think this device is almost the
same as the @{"Yamaha CDR 102" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR102"}, except for the maximum writing speed.

See @{"A3000 + internal scsi.device + Yamaha CDR 100" Link "CSG01"}. (working)
See @{"A4000 + Cyberstorm MK-I" Link "CSG05"}. (working)

The following drives are based on Yamaha CDR 100:

    DynaTek Automation Systems CDM400

    Microboards PlayWrite 4000

    MicroNet Technology MasterCD Pro

    Plasmon CDR-4400

    Procom Technology PCDR-4x

    Smart & Friendly CDR4000

    Yamaha CDE 100

MakeCD supports this CD writer. See @{"Yamaha Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_YAMAHA"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_YAMAHACDR102" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_YAMAHACDR102"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Yamaha CDR 102
..............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 4x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 512 KB
     Loading mechanism.........: Caddy
     FlashROM for firmware.....: No
     Latest firmware version...: 1.01 (12/25/95) (as of 10-Apr-1997)
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: No
     Release date..............: <unknown>
     Interface.................: SCSI-2
     Comments..................: Discontinued. Replaced by Yamaha CDR 200.

This CD writer is very recommended.

We don't have personal experiences with this CD writer, but we think it
will most likely behave similar to @{"Yamaha CDR 100" Link "CDR_YAMAHACDR100"}.

See @{"A1200 + 1230scsi.device + Yamaha CDR-102" Link "CSG04"}. (working)

The following drives are based on Yamaha CDR 102:

    Smart & Friendly CDR1004

    Yamaha CDE 102

MakeCD supports this CD writer. See @{"Yamaha Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_YAMAHA"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Yamaha CDR
102 here to test. All information is based on Yamaha's and on
customer's information. Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_YAMAHACDR200" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_YAMAHACDR200"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Yamaha CDR 200
..............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 6x
     Writing speed.............: 2x
     Internal buffer size......: 1 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Caddy or Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: Yes
     Latest firmware version...: 1.0g (as of 10-Aug-1997)
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: Yes
     Release date..............: 6/1997
     Interface.................: SCSI-2
     Comments..................: <none>

See @{"A4000 + z3scsi.device + Yamaha CDR 200t" Link "CSG26"}. (working)

MakeCD supports this CD writer. See @{"MMC Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_MMC"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Yamaha CDR
200 here to test. All information is based on Yamaha's information.
Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_YAMAHACDR400" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_YAMAHACDR400"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Yamaha CDR 400
..............@{UB}

Summary:

     Reading speed.............: 6x
     Writing speed.............: 4x
     Internal buffer size......: 2 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Caddy and Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: Yes
     Latest firmware version...: 1.0g (as of 10-Aug-1997)
     Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes
     Supports Packet Writing...: Yes
     Release date..............: 2/1997
     Interface.................: SCSI-2
     Comments..................: Also available as IDE version

Yamaha CDR 400t is the tray model and Yamaha CDR 400c the caddy model.

See @{"A1200 + 1230scsi.device + Yamaha CDR 400" Link "CSG15"}. (working)
See @{"A4000 + GVP + Yamaha CDR 400" Link "CSG16"}. (working)
See @{"A4000/40 + Oktagon 2008 SCSI + Yamaha CDR 400" Link "CSG21"}. (working)
See @{"A4000 + MacroSystem Hardcard + Yamaha CDR 400" Link "CSB03"}. (bad)
See @{"A4000 + Oktagon + Yamaha CDR 400" Link "CSB08"}. (bad)

The following drives are based on Yamaha CDR 400:

    MicroNet Technology Plus 4x6

    Smart & Friendly CDR4006

    Traxdata CDR 4600

    Yamaha CDR 400c (Caddy version)

    Yamaha CDR 400t (Tray version)

    Yamaha CDR 400tx (External tray version)

    Yamaha CDR 401t (IDE version)

MakeCD supports this CD writer. See @{"MMC Test Protocol" Link "CDR_TST_MMC"}.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_YAMAHACDRW4001" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_YAMAHACDRW4001"
@Toc "(up)"

@{B}Yamaha CD-RW 4001
.................@{UB}

     Reading speed.............: 6x
     Writing speed.............: 4x (CD-R) and 2x (CD-RW)
     Internal buffer size......: 2 MB
     Loading mechanism.........: Tray
     FlashROM for firmware.....: Yes
     Latest firmware version...: <unknown>
     Supports Disk At Once.....: <unknown>
     Supports Packet Writing...: Yes
     Release date..............: 7/1997
     Interface.................: SCSI-2
     Comments..................: <none>

MakeCD most likely will support this CD writer. Try driver MMC.

@{B}This node has been written by Angela Schmidt. We never had a Yamaha
CD-RW 4001 here to test. All information is based on Yamaha's
information. Further information is welcome.@{UB}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_TEST_PROT_LIST" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_TEST_PROT_LIST"
@Toc "CCDWR"

@{B}CD writer test protocol list
----------------------------@{UB}

We have carefully tested all MakeCD drivers. Have a look at our test
protocols. They help you to find out if your drive well tested, which
restrictions you have to expect, etc.


 @{" Test of MakeCD driver JvcTeac " Link "CDR_TST_JVCTEAC"} 
 @{" Test of MakeCD driver MMC " Link "CDR_TST_MMC"} 
 @{" Test of MakeCD driver Panasonic " Link "CDR_TST_PANASONIC"} 
 @{" Test of MakeCD driver PhilipsCDD2000 " Link "CDR_TST_PHILIPSCDD2000"} 
 @{" Test of MakeCD driver PhilipsCDD2600 " Link "CDR_TST_PHILIPSCDD2600"} 
 @{" Test of MakeCD driver Plextor " Link "CDR_TST_PLEXTOR"} 
 @{" Test of MakeCD driver Sony " Link "CDR_TST_SONY"} 
 @{" Test of MakeCD driver Yamaha " Link "CDR_TST_YAMAHA"} 


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_TST_JVCTEAC" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_TST_JVCTEAC"
@Toc "CDR_TEST_PROT_LIST"

@{B}Test of MakeCD driver `JvcTeac'
...............................@{UB}

Using drive `TEAC CD-R50S-000 1.0E'
          Table of Contents: ....OK
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK? <not yet tested>
                                 (somebody else reported it works)
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK? <not yet tested>
                                 (somebody else reported it works)
          Writing speeds: .......<not yet tested>
          Fix session: ..........<not yet tested>
          Fix CD-R: .............<not yet tested>
          Repair track: .........<probably not supported by CD writer>
          Tested by: ............Giles Jones <gi@gj-cent.demon.co.uk>

Using drive `JVC XR-W2010 V1.51'
          Table of Contents: ....OK (sometimes did not work correctly with
                                    the last track of unfixed sessions in
                                    our test; a negative track length is
                                    reported. That's a firmware bug. Ignoring
                                    this error and writing another track is
                                    possible and even fixed the problem.)
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK (sometimes passes wrong data or fails
                                    with medium errors; that's a JVC XR-W2010
                                    bug. CD-Rs written by the JVC XR-W2010 can
                                    be read in other drives, though.
                                    Recognition of mode 2 tracks may fail
                                    because of the read errors, thus fixation
                                    might be done with the wrong TOC type.)
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK (caused "unknown command" errors on
                                    some systems; these errors disappeared
                                    when we removed all other drives from
                                    the SCSI bus - not our bug.
                                    Other sources say that our problem has
                                    most likely been caused by a "bad media"
                                    or a heating problem. If you have a
                                    similar problem, try a different media
                                    and remove all warm devices around the
                                    JVC.)
          Write audio track: ....OK (caused "unknown command" errors on
                                    some systems; these errors disappeared
                                    when we removed all other drives from
                                    the SCSI bus - not our bug.
                                    Other sources say that our problem has
                                    most likely been caused by a "bad media"
                                    or a heating problem. If you have a
                                    similar problem, try a different media
                                    and remove all warm devices around the
                                    JVC.)
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK (won't work if the firmware bug
                                    described under Table of Contents
                                    happens)
          Fix CD-R: .............OK (won't work if the firmware bug
                                    described under Table of Contents
                                    happens)
          Repair track: .........<not supported by CD writer>
          Tested by: ............Patrick Ohly

Using drive `JVC XR-W2010 1.51'
          Table of Contents: ....OK
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK
          Fix CD-R: .............OK
          Repair track: .........<not supported by CD writer>
          Tested by: ............Frank Arlt <frank.arlt@wiesbaden.netsurf.de>


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_TST_MMC" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_TST_MMC"
@Toc "CDR_TEST_PROT_LIST"

@{B}Test of MakeCD driver `MMC'
...........................@{UB}

Using drive Yamaha CDR 400:
          Table of Contents: ....OK
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK
          Fix CD-R: .............<not yet tested>
          Quick erase CD-RW:.....<not supported by CD writer>
          Complete erase CD-RW:..<not supported by CD writer>
          Repair track: .........<not yet tested>
          Tested by: ............Patrick Ohly


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_TST_PANASONIC" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_TST_PANASONIC"
@Toc "CDR_TEST_PROT_LIST"

@{B}Test of MakeCD driver `Panasonic'
.................................@{UB}

<list still empty>


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_TST_PHILIPSCDD2000" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_TST_PHILIPSCDD2000"
@Toc "CDR_TEST_PROT_LIST"

@{B}Test of MakeCD driver `PhilipsCDD2000'
......................................@{UB}

Using drive Philips CDD 2000:
          Table of Contents: ....OK
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK
          Fix CD-R: .............OK
          Quick erase CD-RW:.....<not supported by CD writer>
          Complete erase CD-RW:..<not supported by CD writer>
          Repair track: .........<not yet tested>
          Tested by: ............Patrick Ohly

Using drive HP SureStore 4020i:
          Table of Contents: ....OK
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK
          Fix CD-R: .............OK
          Quick erase CD-RW:.....<not supported by CD writer>
          Complete erase CD-RW:..<not supported by CD writer>
          Repair track: .........<not yet tested>
          Tested by: ............<unknown>

Using drive `IMS CDD2000/00 1.26'
          Table of Contents: ....OK
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK
          Fix CD-R: .............OK
          Quick erase CD-RW:.....<not supported by CD writer>
          Complete erase CD-RW:..<not supported by CD writer>
          Repair track: .........<not yet tested>
          Tested by: ............Arno Griffioen <arno@ixe.net>


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_TST_PHILIPSCDD2600" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_TST_PHILIPSCDD2600"
@Toc "CDR_TEST_PROT_LIST"

@{B}Test of MakeCD driver `PhilipsCDD2600'
......................................@{UB}

Using drive `PHILIPS CDD2600 1.07 (10/21/96), 5':
          Table of Contents: ....OK, unfixed sessions not tested
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK
          Fix CD-R: .............OK
          Quick erase CD-RW:.....<not supported by CD writer>
          Complete erase CD-RW:..<not supported by CD writer>
          Repair track: .........<not supported>
          Tested by: ............<does not want to be listed here>

Using drive `HP CD-Writer 6020 V1.07 (10/21/96)':
          Table of Contents: ....OK, but wrong sessions (MakeCD < V2.3)
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK
          Fix CD-R: .............OK
          Quick erase CD-RW:.....<not supported by CD writer>
          Complete erase CD-RW:..<not supported by CD writer>
          Repair track: .........<not yet tested>
          Tested by: ............Holger Kruse <kruse@nordicglobal.com>

Using drive `HP CD-Writer 6020 1.07 (10/21/96)':
          Table of Contents: ....OK, sessions now correctly displayed
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK
          Fix CD-R: .............OK
          Quick erase CD-RW:.....<not supported by CD writer>
          Complete erase CD-RW:..<not supported by CD writer>
          Repair track: .........OK
          Tested by: ............Paul Kerwin <pkerwin@thenet.co.uk>

Using drive `PHILIPS CDD2600 1.07':
          Table of Contents: ....OK
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....<not yet tested>
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK (tried 1 for audio track, 0 for other)
          Fix session: ..........OK
          Fix CD-R: .............OK
          Quick erase CD-RW:.....<not supported by CD writer>
          Complete erase CD-RW:..<not supported by CD writer>
          Repair track: .........<not yet tested>
          Tested by: ............Hermann Doerries <h_doerries@wilam.north.de>


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_TST_PLEXTOR" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_TST_PLEXTOR"
@Toc "CDR_TEST_PROT_LIST"

@{B}Test of MakeCD driver `Plextor'
...............................@{UB}

Using drive `Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS V1.50'
          Table of Contents: ....OK
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK
          Fix CD-R: .............OK
          Quick erase CD-RW:.....<not supported by CD writer>
          Complete erase CD-RW:..<not supported by CD writer>
          Repair track: .........<not supported by CD writer>
          Tested by: ............Angela Schmidt

Using drive `RICOH RO-1420C 1.62 (19961031)':
          Table of Contents: ....OK
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK
          Fix CD-R: .............<not yet tested>
          Quick erase CD-RW:.....<not supported by CD writer>
          Complete erase CD-RW:..<not supported by CD writer>
          Repair track: .........<not supported by CD writer>
          Tested by: ............Rudi Brand <brand@let.dnet.basf-ag.de>

Using drive `Ricoh RO-1420C ver. 1.62 199610319':
          Table of Contents: ....<not completely tested>
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK
          Fix CD-R: .............OK
          Quick erase CD-RW:.....<not supported by CD writer>
          Complete erase CD-RW:..<not supported by CD writer>
          Repair track: .........<not supported by CD writer>
          Tested by: ............Torsten Buecheler <mac@cs.uni-sb.de>


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_TST_SONY" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_TST_SONY"
@Toc "CDR_TEST_PROT_LIST"

@{B}Test of MakeCD driver `Sony'
............................@{UB}

Using drive `SONY CDU 926S 1.1a'
          Table of Contents: ....OK
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK
          Fix CD-R: .............OK
          Quick erase CD-RW:.....<not supported by CD writer>
          Complete erase CD-RW:..<not supported by CD writer>
          Repair track: .........OK
          Tested by: ............Horvth Pter <pcpince@syneco.hu>

Using drive `SONY CD-R  CDU926S 1.0a ( Jan23)'
          Table of Contents: ....OK
          Test mode: ............OK (can't fix session or disk in test mode)
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....OK
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK (not possible in test mode)
          Fix CD-R: .............OK (not possible in test mode)
          Quick erase CD-RW:.....<not supported by CD writer>
          Complete erase CD-RW:..<not supported by CD writer>
          Repair track: .........OK
          Tested by: ............Patrick Ohly <patrick@core.de>

     Note on the repair test:
@{I}          The CD-R was trashed by a CDR521, reported as `not writeable'
          in a Yamaha CDR 100 and not recognized at all by a Philips
          CDD 2000. With the Sony the target CD-R window showed one
          track covering the whole disc and told that "writing was
          interrupted". After repairing the track was reduced to its
          real size and the CD-R was writeable again. The track could
          be read, but not in the CDD 2000, which recognized the CD-R
          only once.

          With the Sony another track could be written and fixation was
          succesful. Now the CD-R is always recognized by the CDD 2000,
          too.  @{UI}


@EndNode

@Node "CDR_TST_YAMAHA" "Compatibility.guide/CDR_TST_YAMAHA"
@Toc "CDR_TEST_PROT_LIST"

@{B}Test of MakeCD driver `Yamaha'
..............................@{UB}

Using drive `Yamaha CDR100 1.12 (06/17/96)':
          Table of Contents: ....OK
          Test mode: ............OK
          Read data track: ......OK
          Read audio track: .....OK (drive supports single and double speed only)
          Write data track: .....OK
          Write audio track: ....OK
          Writing speeds: .......OK
          Fix session: ..........OK
          Fix CD-R: .............OK
          Quick erase CD-RW:.....<not supported by CD writer>
          Complete erase CD-RW:..<not supported by CD writer>
          Repair track: .........<not supported by CD writer>
          Tested by: ............Angela Schmidt


@EndNode

@Node "CCDRM" "Compatibility.guide/CCDRM"
@Toc "MCMPT"

@{B}CD-ROM drives
=============@{UB}

The following section lists all CD-ROM drives that have been tested with
MakeCD. Please note, that sometimes a CD-ROM drive is not compatible
with a specific Amiga SCSI system. In this case, you might have
problems with that CD-ROM drive.

Using MakeCD driver "AtapiCD":
    Using drive `MATSHITA CD-ROM CD-581 1.07 (xx592110)':
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK
               Tested by: ............Hans de Groot <hansg@3wis.nl>

    Using drive `TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5302TA 1095 (04/19/95)':
               Table of Contents: ....OK (mode detection might cause problems)
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK (single speed only, not after 74 min)
               Tested by: ............M.L. Lie

Using MakeCD driver "CDROM" (no CDDA reading):
    Using drive `SANYO CRD-400I 1.41 ()':
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK (double speed)
               Read audio track: .....<not supported by this MakeCD driver>
               Tested by: ............Frank Zuendorff <f.zuendorff@ernie.mi.uni-koeln.de>

Using MakeCD driver "NecCD":
    Using drive `NEC CD-ROM DRIVE:500 2.5':
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....didn't work
               Tested by: ............ Arno Griffioen <arno@ixe.net>

Using MakeCD driver "PlextorCD":
    Using drive `PLEXTOR CD-ROM PX-8XCS (12/12/96)'
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK (eightfold speed)
               Read audio track: .....OK (changable from 1x to 8x speed)
               Tested by: ............Frank Zuendorff <f.zuendorff@ernie.mi.uni-koeln.de>

    Using drive `PLEXTOR CD-ROM PX-12TS 1.01 (11/05/96), 5'
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK (Oktagon V6.8: XA only in single speed
                                          MASOBOSHI-Mastercard MC702: fast)
               Read audio track: .....OK (Oktagon V6.8: single speed only
                                          MASOBOSHI-Mastercard MC702: fast)
               Tested by: ............Thorsten Reichelt <Apollo@BLUE.DSSD.SUB.ORG>

    Using drive `TEAC CD-ROM CD-516S 1.0D'
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK (measured ~12x speed on plain A3000)
               Read audio track: .....OK (measured ~8x speed on plain A3000)
               Tested by: ............Angela Schmidt

    Using drive `TEAC CD-ROM CD-516S 1.0D'
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK
               Tested by: ............Paul Kerwin <pkerwin@thenet.co.uk>

    Using drive `PLEXTOR CD-ROM PX-6XCS 2.05'
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK
               Tested by: ............Hermann Doerries <h_doerries@wilam.north.de>

Using MakeCD driver "SonyCD":
    Using drive `SONY CD-ROM CDU-55S 1.0t ()'
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK
               Tested by: ............Paul Kerwin <pkerwin@thenet.co.uk>

    Using drive `PIONEER CD-ROM DR-124X 1.06 (28/11/1995)':
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK
               Tested by: ............Felix Winter <Animalo@WEL.domino.de>

    Using drive `SONY CD-ROM CDU-8003A 1.9a (), 5':
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK
               Tested by: ............<does not want to be listed here>

    Using drive `SONY CD-ROM CDU-8003A 1.9a ()'
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....NOT OK (stops after a few blocks with error)
               Tested by: ............M.L. Lie

    Using drive `Nakamichi NRC MBR-7 110() --- 7-Disc CD-ROM Changer'
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK
               Tested by: ............Alessandro Zummo <azummo@ita.flashnet.it>

    Using drive `Mitsumi FX 600 (6x)'
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK
               Tested by: ............Horvth Pter <pcpince@syneco.hu>

    Using drive `Wearnes CDD 1020 (10x)'
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK
               Tested by: ............Horvth Pter <pcpince@syneco.hu>

Using MakeCD driver "ToshibaCD":
    Using drive `TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-4101TA 2483 (09/05/93)':
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK (drive supports single speed only)
               Tested by: ............Angela Schmidt

    Using drive `TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-3501TA 1875':
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK (drive supports single speed only)
               Tested by: ............Matthias Egerland <Matthias.Egerland@post.rwth-aachen.de>

    Using drive `Toshiba CD-ROM XM-5301TA 0925 (04/02/95)':
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK
               Tested by: ............Rudi Brand <brand@let.dnet.basf-ag.de>

    Using drive `TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-3601TA V0265 (01/26/95)':
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK
               Tested by: ............Holger Kruse <kruse@nordicglobal.com>

    Using drive `TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-3601TA 0175 (01/17/95),5':
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK (single speed only)
               Tested by: ............Martin Sprenger <smart-e@chillout.org>

    Using drive `TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-3501TA V1875 (07/06/95)'
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK (quad-speed)
               Read audio track: .....OK (drive supports single speed only)
               Tested by: ............Frank Zuendorff <f.zuendorff@ernie.mi.uni-koeln.de>

    Using drive `Toshiba CD-ROM XM-3501TA 2694 (09/26/94),5'
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....<Hardware Positioning Error>
               Tested by: ............Matthias Egerland <Matthias.Egerland@post.rwth-aachen.de>

    Using drive `TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-3401TA 3593 (12/25/93)'
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK
               Read audio track: .....OK
               Tested by: ............Heiko Weiss <heiko.weiss@rhoen.de>

    Using drive `Toshiba CD-ROM XM-3701TA 0236 (01/23/96)'
               Table of Contents: ....OK
               Read data track: ......OK (6.7x speed)
               Read audio track: .....OK (single speed only)
               Important note: .......Older firmware (e.g. 3055 (12/25/95)) does
                                      @{B}not@{UB} allow proper CDDA reading. Try the
                                      Toshiba BBS (Germany) +49 2131/158123
                                      `tosh-up.zip' or contact me.
               Tested by: ............Sven Hansen <hanss000@mail.uni-mainz.de>


@EndNode

@Node "CCDRS" "Compatibility.guide/CCDRS"
@Toc "MCMPT"

@{B}Experiences with CD-Rs
======================@{UB}

During our tests and during writing MakeCD, we had a lot of different
CD-Rs of a lot of different companies to burn. Some CD-Rs cause problems
with some CD-ROM drives (e.g. with Toshiba). Others don't cause these
problems. After a lot of tests, professionals found out that usually
this is @{B}not@{UB} the fault of the media, but of your hardware. But what does
this help you if you already have purchased your hardware? We tested
CD-Rs of different companies with the Toshiba 4101, which is known to
have a lot of problems with some CD-Rs. Here are our experiences and the
experiences of other users with other CD-ROM drives.

Since obviously test results also depend on the CD recorder which you
have used and on the recording speed, we have noted these attributes,
too.

Please note that you should use a CD-R only with the speed which it is
made for. Don't use CD-Rs which are made for 4x speed for single speed,
or you run into danger of producing coasters because the laser stays too
long at the same place and the "hole" it burns into the CD-R gets too
big. And don't use CD-Rs which are made for single speed with 4x speed,
because the laser might not have enough time to burn the data into CD-R
because it rotates too fast. So the hole would get too small.

We list the name of the CD-R as complete as possible. Usually, the line
below starts with "x/y". "y" tells you, how many CD-Rs of this company
we have tested. "x" tells you, how many of these CD-Rs fit into the
corresponding class.

We created four classes:

very good
     No read errors at all.

good
     Not more than 1 read error in 100 MB. Read error must not be
     reproducable after retrying.

acceptable
     Some read errors, but after a retry, the usually disapper, so you
     can use the CD, although it is nasty.

bad
     A lot of read errors, which often even do not disappear after a
     retry.  The CD-R is quite unusable in the CD-ROM drive.

Please note, that a CD-R, that is classified as "bad" here, may work
very good on a different systems. That's why we list the CD-ROM drive,
CD writer and writing speed which we have used for our tests. If you
have made different experiences, email us!

Of course, we can not guarantee that CD-Rs, that are listed as "good" or
"very good" are good for your system, too!

If you want to submit your experiences, please create some similar
entries and mail them to `makecd@core.de'.

altima CD-R74/74min
     2/6 good
     4/6 very good
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS and Yamaha CDR 100
          Recording speed...: 2x
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba 4101
          Tested by.........: Angela Schmidt

BASF CD-R Extra 74min
     1/1 very good
          Color.............: Golden
          CD Recorder.......: Yamaha CDR-102
          Recording speed...: 1x
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba XM-3701
          Comments..........: Excellent for creating audio CD-Rs
          Tested by.........: Sven Hansen

BASF EXTRA
     3/3 "OK"
          Color.............: Golden
          CD Recorder.......: YAMAHA CDR400t 1.0c (12/03/97)
          Recording speed...: ???
          CD-ROM drive......: PIONEER CD-ROM DR-U10X 1.07 ( 1996/08)
          Tested by.........: Glenn Mrosek

boeder CD-R74
     ?/? "successful"
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: JVC XR-W2010
          Recording speed...: 1x / 2x
          Tested by.........: Frank Arlt

boeder CD-R74 multispeed
          Comments..........: Shall be compatible with CD-ROM drives 1x to 8x

CIS Taiwan, 74min
     3/3 very very bad
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: Yamaha CDR-102
          Recording speed...: 1x
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba XM-3701
          Tested by.........: Sven Hansen

DynaTec DCD - P74
     <no further information available>

Dysan Writeable Compact Disc 74 min
     1/1 very good
          Color.............: Green
          Recording speed...: 2x
          CD Recorder.......: HP 6020i
          CD-ROM drive......: TEAC CD-516S
          Tested by.........: Paul Kerwin <pkerwin@thenet.co.uk>

Fujifilm CD-R
     ?/? "successful"
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: JVC XR-W2010
          Recording speed...: 1x / 2x
          Tested by.........: Frank Arlt

Fujifilm CD Recordable 74 Min
     3/3 very good
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: Yamaha CDR 100
          Recording speed...: 2x
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba 4101
          Tested by.........: Angela Schmidt

Fujifilm CD Recordable, 74min
     1/1 good
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: Yamaha CDR-102
          Recording speed...: 1x
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba XM-3701
          Tested by.........: Sven Hansen

Fujifilm CD Recordable, 74min
     1/1 very good
          Color.............: Golden
          CD Recorder.......: Yamaha CDR-102
          Recording speed...: 1x and 2x
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba XM-3701
          Tested by.........: Sven Hansen

Fujifilm CD Recordable For Professional Use 74 Min
     1/1 very good
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: <unknown>
          Recording speed...: <unknown>
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba 4101
          Tested by.........: Angela Schmidt

FUJIFILM CDR
     2/2 "OK"
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: YAMAHA CDR400t 1.0c (12/03/97)
          Recording speed...: ???
          CD-ROM drive......: PIONEER CD-ROM DR-U10X 1.07 ( 1996/08)
          Tested by.........: Glenn Mrosek

HP SureStore CD-R C4423
     1/1 very good
          Color.............: Gold (Green tint)
          CD Recorder.......: HP 6020i
          Recording speed...: 1x and 2x
          CD-ROM drive......: TEAC CD-516S, SONY CDU-55S, Hi-Fi CD player
          Tested by.........: Paul Kerwin <pkerwin@thenet.co.uk>

IMATION 3M CD-R 650 MB
          Comments..........: Supports 4x speed, hard coated

KAO CD-R 74 30002
     10/10 very good
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: Philips CDD 521
          Recording speed...: 2x
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba 4101
          Tested by.........: Angela Schmidt

KAO CD-R 74 40002
     1/1 bad
          Color.............: Golden (shines a little bit green)
          CD Recorder.......: Philips CDD 521
          Recording speed...: 2x
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba 4101
          Tested by.........: Angela Schmidt

Kao CD Recordable #40002, 74 min
     1/1 very good
          Color.............: Golden
          CD Recorder.......: Yamaha CDR-102
          Recording speed...: 1x
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba XM-3701
          Tested by.........: Sven Hansen

KAO CD-R74N-PR
     1/1 very good
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: Philips CDD 521
          Recording speed...: 2x
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba 4101
          Tested by.........: Angela Schmidt

Koch Storemaster
     ?/? "successful"
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: JVC XR-W2010
          Recording speed...: 1x / 2x
          Tested by.........: Frank Arlt

KOCH CDR74 Pro
     1/1 bad
          Color.............: Green/Golden
          CD Recorder.......: YAMAHA CDR400t 1.0c (12/03/97)
          Recording speed...: 1+multi
          CD-ROM drive......: PIONEER CD-ROM DR-U10X 1.07 ( 1996/08)
          Comment...........: Very good labeling
          Tested by.........: Glenn Mrosek

KODAK writable
     2/2 "OK"
          Color.............: Golden
          CD Recorder.......: YAMAHA CDR400t 1.0c (12/03/97)
          Recording speed...: ???
          CD-ROM drive......: PIONEER CD-ROM DR-U10X 1.07 ( 1996/08)
          Tested by.........: Glenn Mrosek

Maxell
     Note: Many people say Maxell CD-Rs are bad ones.

Maxell CD-R74H
     11/11 very good
          Color.............: Gold/Green
          CD Recorder.......: HP 6020i
          Recording speed...: 2x
          CD-ROM drive......: TEAC CD-516S, SONY CDU-55S, Hi-Fi CD player
                              Many CD-ROMs do not like these CD-Rs, best to
                              try before you buy, otherwise avoid.
                              (and yes, I know, I must be the only person
                              who has never had a Maxell coaster!)
          Tested by.........: Paul Kerwin <pkerwin@thenet.co.uk>

Maxell CD-R74H
     ?/? "failed"/"successful"
          Color.............: Golden
          CD Recorder.......: JVC XR-W2010
          Recording speed...: 1x / 2x
          Tested by.........: Frank Arlt

Maxell CD-R74H
     ?/? bad/good
          Color.............: <unknown>
          CD Recorder.......: PhilipsCDD 2600
          Recording speed...: <unknown>
          CD-ROM drive......: Plextor PX-43CE (bad) and Toshiba 3401B (good)
          Tested by.........: Henning Sauer

MAXELL CDR 74H
          Color.............: Golden
          CD Recorder.......: YAMAHA CDR400t 1.0c (12/03/97)
          Recording speed...: 2,4
          CD-ROM drive......: PIONEER CD-ROM DR-U10X 1.07 ( 1996/08)
          Tested by.........: Glenn Mrosek

Maxell CD-R 74 XL
     <no further information available>

MITSUI Gold
     2/2 "OK"
          Color.............: Golden
          CD Recorder.......: YAMAHA CDR400t 1.0c (12/03/97)
          Recording speed...: 1,2,4,6
          CD-ROM drive......: PIONEER CD-ROM DR-U10X 1.07 ( 1996/08)
          Tested by.........: Glenn Mrosek

Noname
     6/19 very bad
     9/19 bad
     4/19 acceptable
          Color.............: Most of them green, some green/gold or gold
          CD Recorder.......: Philips CDD 521
          Recording speed...: 2x
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba 4101
          Tested by.........: Angela Schmidt

Mitsui Gold IIIIII 74
          Comments..........: Shall be able to record in 1x to 6x speed.

Philips medical CD writeables
     4/10 bad
          Color.............: <unknown>
          CD Recorder.......: <unknown>
          Recording speed...: <unknown>
          CD-ROM drive......: Different IDE drives
          Tested by.........: `Hans de Groot <hansg@3wis.nl>'

Philips Professional CD-Recordable 74 min
     1/1 bad
          Color.............: Golden (shines a little bit green)
          CD Recorder.......: Philips CDD 521
          Recording speed...: 2x
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba 4101
          Tested by.........: Angela Schmidt

Philips Professional CD-Recordable 74 min
     1/1 very good
          Color.............: Blue
          Recording speed...: 2x
          CD Recorder.......: HP 6020i
          CD-ROM drive......: TEAC CD-516S
          Tested by.........: Paul Kerwin <pkerwin@thenet.co.uk>

PIONEER
     2/2 "OK"
          Color.............: ???
          CD Recorder.......: YAMAHA CDR400t 1.0c (12/03/97)
          Recording speed...: ???
          CD-ROM drive......: PIONEER CD-ROM DR-U10X 1.07 ( 1996/08)
          Tested by.........: Glenn Mrosek

Philips PCD-R 74
     <no further information available>

Pioneer CDM-V74
     <no further information available>

Plasmon PCD-R74-2
          Comments..........: For recording with 1x and 2x speed.

Plasmon PCD-R74-4
          Comments..........: For recording with 2x and 4x speed.

Ricoh CD-RW Type 74 (650 MB)
          Comments..........: ReWritable compact disc.

Ricoh CD-R 74R-SFH
     20/20 very good
          Color.............: Golden
          CD Recorder.......: Philips CDD 2000
          Recording speed...: 1x and 2x
          CD-ROM drive......: Mitsumi FX200 & some popular PC CD-ROM drives
          Comments..........: Ricoh brand, hard coated, enough pre-labelled
                              space to write your life story 8)
          Tested by.........: Korneel Ketelslegers

Ricoh CD-R 74N-SFH
          Comments..........: No jacket, no label printing, hard coated

Ricoh CD-R 74L-SFP
          Comments..........: Custom print (requires ink-jet printers)

Ricoh CD-R 74L-SFPW
          Comments..........: Custom print, white

Sentinel CD-R 63
     <no further information available>

Sentinel CD-R 74
     <no further information available>

Smart and Friendly CDR 74
     <no further information available>

Sony CDQ-74SZA
     12/12 very good
          Color.............: <unknown>
          CD Recorder.......: Yamaha CDR 100
          Recording speed...: <unknown>
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba 3501, Plextor 6x, Pioneer 10x
          Tested by.........: `Matthias Egerland <Matthias.Egerland@post.rwth-aachen.de>'

Sony CDQ74SZA
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: YAMAHA CDR400t 1.0c (12/03/97)
          Recording speed...: 1,2,4
          CD-ROM drive......: PIONEER CD-ROM DR-U10X 1.07 ( 1996/08)
          Tested by.........: Glenn Mrosek

START Lab "That's CD-R74Q"
     4/4 bad
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: Philips CDD 521
          Recording speed...: 2x
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba 4101
          Tested by.........: Angela Schmidt

TDK
          Color.............: ???
          CD Recorder.......: YAMAHA CDR400t 1.0c (12/03/97)
          Recording speed...: ???
          CD-ROM drive......: PIONEER CD-ROM DR-U10X 1.07 ( 1996/08)
          Comment...........: Not good for Yamaha CDR 100/102
          Tested by.........: Glenn Mrosek

TDK CD-R74
     ?/? "successful"
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: JVC XR-W2010
          Recording speed...: 1x / 2x
          Tested by.........: Frank Arlt

TDK CD-R74
     ?/? good
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: Teac CD-R50S
          Recording speed...: 4x (states it supports 4x)
          CD-ROM drive......: Old CD player didn't like them, newer one did
          Comments..........: No errors found so far
          Tested by.........: Giles Jones

TEAC CDR74
          Color.............: Golden
          CD Recorder.......: YAMAHA CDR400t 1.0c (12/03/97)
          Recording speed...: 1,2,4,6
          CD-ROM drive......: PIONEER CD-ROM DR-U10X 1.07 ( 1996/08)
          Comment...........: Made by Mitsui
          Tested by.........: Glenn Mrosek

Thats CD-R
     ?/? "failed"
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: JVC XR-W2010
          Recording speed...: 1x / 2x
          Tested by.........: Frank Arlt

Traxdata 74 minute-700 NB (TXW074)
          Comments..........: Shall be able to record in 1x to 6x speed

Traxdata 74 minute-700 NB (CDRW074)
          Comments..........: ReWritable media

Verbatim DataLifePlus CD-R Multi-Speed 74 Min., Reorder #91224
     2/2 very good
          Color.............: Blue
          CD Recorder.......: Yamaha CDR 100
          Recording speed...: 2x
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba 4101
          Tested by.........: Angela Schmidt

Yamaha CDM12Y 74
     2/2 very good
          Color.............: Green
          CD Recorder.......: Yamaha CDR-102
          Recording speed...: 1x (states it supports 4x)
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba XM-3701
          Comments..........: Excellent for creating audio CD-Rs
          Tested by.........: Sven Hansen

Yamaha CDM 12Y74
     <no further information available>

TDK, Sony, Kodak and Pioneer
          Color.............: <unknown>
          CD Recorder.......: Philips CDD 2000
          Recording speed...: <unknown>
          CD-ROM drive......: Toshiba XM3501 (no problems) and FX400 drives (problems)
          Tested by.........: Frank Zndorff


@EndNode

@Node "CSYSG" "Compatibility.guide/CSYSG"
@Toc "MCMPT"

@{B}Working systems
===============@{UB}

Here follows a list that lists all systems, that worked fine for some
users. Please note, that this list has been created by a lot of
different customers. Some of them know their Amiga very well and know
what they're writing -- others don't. Sometimes, a hardware combination
might work fine for one person and another person has a lot of trouble
with almost the same combination. Therefore, read also the list that
reports @{"bad" Link "CSYSB"} combinations! See @{"CD writers" Link "CCDWR"}, which contains a lot of
information about many CD writers.

If your system is not listed in the list of tested systems, look out for
entries in that list, that apply to a system that seems to be similar to
yours, except for the CD writer. Now use @{"Full list of CD writers" Link "CDR_FULL_LIST"} to
find out if the CD writer that is used in that configuration is
compatible to your CD writer.  Often, these CD writers are not only
compatible, they are even identical -- except the label on it!


 @{" A3000, Yamaha " Link "CSG01"}    A3000 + internal scsi.device + Yamaha CDR 100
 @{" A4000T, Plextor " Link "CSG02"}  A4000T + WarpEngine 40/40 + Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS
 @{" A4000, Philips " Link "CSG03"}   A4000 + CyberSCSI + Philips CDD 2600
 @{" A1200, Yamaha " Link "CSG04"}    A1200 + 1230scsi.device + Yamaha CDR-102
 @{" A4000, Yamaha " Link "CSG05"}    A4000 + Cyberstorm MK-I + cybscsi.device, Yamaha CDR 100
 @{" A2000, HP 6020 " Link "CSG06"}   A2000 + Blizzard 2060 + HP SureStore 6020
 @{" A2000, Ricoh " Link "CSG07"}     A2000 + 2060scsi.device + Ricoh RO-1420C
 @{" A1200, HP 6020 " Link "CSG08"}   A1200 + 1230scsi.device + HP SureStore 6020
 @{" A1200, Philips " Link "CSG09"}   A1200 + squirrelscsi.device + Philips CDD 2600
 @{" A4000, Ricoh " Link "CSG10"}     A4000 + scsi.device/cybscsi.devices + Ricoh RO-1420C
 @{" A1200, Philips " Link "CSG11"}   A1200 + dkbscsi.device + Philips CDD 2000
 @{" A4000, Philips " Link "CSG12"}   A4000 + Cyberstorm MK II + PhilipsCDD 2600
 @{" A2000, Philips " Link "CSG13"}   A2000 + G-Force 030/40 + PhilipsCDD 2600
 @{" A4000, Philips " Link "CSG14"}   A4000 + Fastlane + Philips CDD 2600
 @{" A1200, Yamaha " Link "CSG15"}    A1200 + 1230scsi.device + Yamaha CDR 400
 @{" A4000, Yamaha " Link "CSG16"}    A4000 + GVP + Yamaha CDR 400
 @{" A3000, Philips " Link "CSG17"}   A3000 + Cyberstorm MkII + PhilipsCDD 2600
 @{" A3000, Sony " Link "CSG18"}      A3000 + Sony CDU926S
 @{" A1200T, JVC " Link "CSG19"}      A1200T + Oktagon + JVC XR-W2022
 @{" A4000, Philips " Link "CSG20"}   A4000 + GURU-A2091 + Philips CDD 2000
 @{" A4000, Yamaha " Link "CSG21"}    A4000/40 + Oktagon 2008 SCSI + Yamaha CDR 400
 @{" A1200, Sony " Link "CSG22"}      A1200 + Blizzard 1230/IV + Sony CDU 926S
 @{" A4000, JVC " Link "CSG23"}       A4000 + Cyberstorm MkII + JVC XR-W2010
 @{" A3000T, Philips " Link "CSG24"}  A3000T + Philips CDD 2000
 @{" A4000, Philips " Link "CSG25"}   A4000 + warpdrive.device + dkbscsi.device + Philips CDD 2000
 @{" A4000, Yamaha " Link "CSG26"}    A4000 + z3scsi.device + Yamaha CDR 200t


@EndNode

@Node "CSG01" "Compatibility.guide/CSG01"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A3000 + internal scsi.device + Yamaha CDR 100
---------------------------------------------@{UB}

Computer:
     Amiga 3000, OS 3.1

Hostadapter:
     Internal, scsi.device V40.12 (21.12.93)

CD writer:
     Yamaha CDR100 1.12 (06/17/96)

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     QUANTUM PD210S 501C, IBM DORS-32160 WA0A

System works fine.

I can write big image files from the IBM hard disk to CD-R in 4x speed.
I used to have trouble, but then I found out that my hard disk has been
prepped with the wrong mask value. After changing it to 0xfffffffc, I
can write in 4x speed without any trouble.

A made another test on a different A3000 (scsi.device 40.20 (18.02.94),
QUANTUM EMPIRE_1080S 1100 (QS940131), TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-4101TA 2483
(09/05/93)), and everything worked fine, too.

Tested by Angela Schmidt.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG02" "Compatibility.guide/CSG02"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A4000T + WarpEngine 40/40 + Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS
-------------------------------------------------@{UB}

Computer:
     Amiga 4000T, WarpEngine 40/40

CD writer:
     Plextor CD-R PX-R24CSi V1.50

This system worked without any problems in several different
configurations.

Tested by Angela Schmidt & Heinz Wrobel.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG03" "Compatibility.guide/CSG03"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A4000 + CyberSCSI + Philips CDD 2600
------------------------------------@{UB}

Computer:
     Amiga 4000, Cyberstorm MK II 060/50

SCSI device:
     CyberSCSI V8.4

CD writer:
     Philips CDD 2600 V1.07 (21-Oct-96)

CD-ROM drive:
     Toshiba XM-3601TA (ROM version 0175, 17.01.95)

The whole system works fine.

Tested by `Christian Berger <chb@worldpower.owl.de>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG04" "Compatibility.guide/CSG04"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A1200 + 1230scsi.device + Yamaha CDR-102
----------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.2

Computer:
     Amiga 1200, OS 3.0, Blizzard 1240 (68040)

SCSI device:
     1230scsi.device 8.5 (using SoftSCSI)

CD writer:
     Yamaha CDR-102 V1.01 (12/25/95)

CD-ROM drive:
     Toshiba CD-ROM XM-3701TA 0236 (01/23/96)

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     CD-ROM, DEC DSP3053LS X442000044087 hard disk

No SCSI problems. Reselection enabled for all devices, the hard disk
used synchron mode. An EIDE hard disk (WDC 2.1gig) was also in use.

Tests performed:

    Audio tracks were read at single speed from both the Toshiba and
     the Yamaha and saved to the EIDE drive. Then an Audio CDR was
     written flawlessly using single speed again.

    An image file was written (1x) to the CDR successfully.

    Audio tracks were saved on EIDE hard disk and later written to CDR
     at double speed followed by audio tracks copied (1x) from CD-ROM to
     CD-Writer. The second session was written on-the-fly from the SCSI
     hard disk at double speed. It included a 300meg file. Perfect.

    MakeCD and a CD-player played the Audio tracks of a fixed session
     although the CDR itself wasn't fixed.

Three coasters produced due to low quality CDRs. The buffer size used
for all these tests was 8 MB. While writing a CDR the buffer capacity
never dropped below 90% for direct writing, 99% when using an image
file. Even old CD-players play Audio-CDRs perfectly.

Tested by `Sven Hansen <hanss000@mail.uni-mainz.de>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG05" "Compatibility.guide/CSG05"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A4000 + Cyberstorm MK-I + cybscsi.device + Yamaha CDR 100
---------------------------------------------------------@{UB}

Computer:
     A4000, OS 3.1, Cyberstorm MK-I 060/50

SCSI device:
     cybscsi.device V8.1

CD writer:
     Yamaha CDR 100

CD-ROM drive:
     Toshiba CD-ROM XM3501TA

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     Seagate harddisk ST15150N, Quantum harddisk Lightning 730S, Epson
     scanner GT-8500, SyQuest removable harddisk SQ3270S, Toshiba
     CD-ROM XM3501TA, Hewlett Packard DAT-streamer HP35480A

System works fine.

Tested by `Matthias Egerland <Matthias.Egerland@post.rwth-aachen.de>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG06" "Compatibility.guide/CSG06"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A2000 + Blizzard 2060 + HP SureStore 6020
-----------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.0

Computer:
     A2000, Blizzard 2060, OS 3.1

SCSI device:
     2060scsi.device 7.25
     CD-ROM and CD-Writer: asynchronous, reselection

CD writer:
     HP CD-Writer 6020 V1.07 (10/21/96)

CD-ROM drive:
     TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-3601TA V0265 (01/26/95)

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     QUANTUM LPS540S, Quantum XP32150, HP HP35470A, IOMEGA ZIP 100,
     TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-3601TA

System works fine. No SCSI hangups at all. 3 CD-Rs written, all
successful.

Tested by `Holger Kruse <kruse@nordicglobal.com>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG07" "Compatibility.guide/CSG07"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A2000 + 2060scsi.device + Ricoh RO-1420C
----------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.0

Computer:
     A2000, 2060SCSI.DEVIVE V8.1, OS 3.1

SCSI device:
     2060scsi.device   V8.1
     Hard disk:        RESELECTION, SYNCHRON
     CD-ROM drive:     NO RESELECTION, ASYNCHRON
     CD writer:        NO RESELECTION, ASYNCHRON

CD writer:
     RICOH RO-1420C 1.62 (19961031)

CD-ROM drive:
     Toshiba CD-ROM XM-5301TA 0925 (04/02/95)

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
          1GB hard disk, DEC     Unit 0 DSP3107LS 441C000042686
          CD-ROM drive, Toshiba  Unit 2 XM5301TA092504|02|95
          DAT streamer, IBM      Unit 3 IBM4326NP/RP !D4.BK
          CD writer, Ricoh       Unit 4 RO1420C 1.62199610319
          Scanner, HP (2CX)      Unit 5 C2500A 3332

System works fine. No SCSI hangups. 20 CD-Rs written, all successful.
No changed had to be made to the system in order to make it work.

Tested by `Rudi Brand <brand@let.dnet.basf-ag.de>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG08" "Compatibility.guide/CSG08"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A1200 + 1230scsi.device + HP SureStore 6020
-------------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.3

Computer:
     Amiga 1200T, OS 3.1, Blizzard 1260 (68060), 2+48 MB RAM

SCSI device:
     1230scsi.device 8.5 (also tested with 7.19 and 8.3)

CD writer:
     HP CD-Writer 6020 1.07 (10/21/96)

CD-ROM drive:
     TEAC CD-ROM CD-516S 1.0D
     SONY CD-ROM CDU-55S 1.0t

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     QUANTUM FIREBALL1280S 630C
     ZIP 100 E.11

System works fine. No SCSI hangups with reselection turned off for
writer and CD-ROM. 14 CD-Rs written, all successful.

With this setup it is possible to get SCSI hangups when reading from a
CD-ROM and writing the ISO image to a file on a SCSI hard drive. This
is a common problem with earlier versions of the 1230scsi.device, using
version 8.1 or higher fixes this problem (SoftSCSI on Aminet can be
used to patch older ROMs.)

Tests performed:

     Tests performed:

    Write an audio track direct from CD to CD-R at 1x speed. This
     worked perfectly.

    Write an audio track direct from CD to CD-R at 2x speed. This
     failed with a buffer underrun using a 2x CD-ROM but works with a
     faster CD-ROM.

    Write an audio track from CD to CD-R at 2x speed using an image
     file. This works perfectly, even if the image file is on a hard
     drive on the same SCSI controller as the CD writer.

    Write a data track direct from CD to CD-R at 2x speed. Worked
     perfectly.

    Write a data track from CD to CD-R at 2x speed using an image
     file.  Worked perfectly.

    Write a data track at 2x speed from a filesystem directly to CD-R.
     Works perfectly.

    Write a data track at 2x speed from a filesystem using an image
     file. Works perfectly, even if the image is on a hard drive on the
     same SCSI controller as the CD writer.

The buffer size used for all these tests was 8 MB, the "Parallel
read/write" and "use ExAll" settings were both turned on and all hard
drive partitions have 1024 buffers.

Tested by `pkerwin@thenet.co.uk (Paul Kerwin)'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG09" "Compatibility.guide/CSG09"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A1200 + squirrelscsi.device + Philips CDD 2600
----------------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.0

Computer:
     Amiga 1200, OS 3.1

SCSI device:
     squirrelscsi.device V37.775 (23.08.1995)

CD writer:
     PHILIPS CDD2600 V1.07 21/10/1996

CD-ROM drive:
     PIONEER CD-ROM DR-124X V1.06 28/11/1995

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     Only CD-ROM drive and CD writer

System works fine. No SCSI hangups. 4 CD-Rs written, all successful.

Tested by `Felix Winter <Animalo@WEL.domino.de>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG10" "Compatibility.guide/CSG10"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A4000 + scsi.device/cybscsi.devices + Ricoh RO-1420C
----------------------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.1

Computer:
     Amiga 4000, OS 3.0

SCSI device:
    cybscsi.device 8.2 (beta)
              Unit 1 FIREBALL 1080 S ver. 1Q0906/05/953 (Quantum HD)
               synchron, reselection on, FWC mode on, no removable

              Unit 2 RICOH RO-1420C ver. 1.62 199610319 (CD writer)
               asynchron, reselection on, FWC mode off, removable

              Unit 5 Syquest SQ3105S  ver. 2_04 (SyQuest 105)
               asynchron, reselection on, FWC mode off, removable

    scsi.device 37.64 (13.08.92)
              Unit 0 Seagate ST5080A  ver. 14.1 (Seagate HD)
               reselection on

              Unit 1 QUANTUM FIREBALL_TM3840A ver. A6B. (Quantum HD)
               reselection on; this hard disk is the one that is used
               for image files etc.

CD writer:
     Rocoh RO-1420C ver. 1.62 199610319

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     Only CD-ROM drive and CD writer

System works fine. 17 CD-Rs written, 15 successfull. The two coasters
might be caused by the Garshne Blanker.

Tested by `Torsten Buecheler <mac@cs.uni-sb.de>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG11" "Compatibility.guide/CSG11"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A1200 + dkbscsi.device + Philips CDD 2000
-----------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.2

Computer:
         Amiga 1200, OS 3.1, 2Mb Chip 16Mb Fast, VBR in Fast RAM

         5 Zorro II Slots by Micronik

         M1230 XA accelerator by Microbotics
          -> 68030 processor (CPU) at 50MHz with MMU
          -> 68882 coprocessor (FPU) at 50MHz
          -> one HYUNDAI SIMM of 16Mb single sided, 60ns with parity
          chip

         Toccata 16bit soundcard by MacroSystem

         DKB RapidFire SCSI-II controller

         Conner Peripherals 1.2 gig AT/IDE HD
          -> MaxTransfer = 0x1ffe0

SCSI device:
     dkbscsi.device

CD writer:
     PHILIPS CDD 2000 V1.20 -> MANUFACTURED MARCH 1996

CD-ROM drive:
     MITSUMI FX200 V?.?? -> MANUFACTURED MAY 1995 FOR IBM N.Y.
     (This is an atapi drive - I use it with atapi.device)

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     IOMEGA Z100i ZIPDRIVE INSIDER SCSI-II MODEL

System works fine. No SCSI hangups. +20 CD-Rs written, some trashed due
to wrong settings, all the rest were successful.

The same CD writer was also tested on an A4000 with a GVP SCSI-II
controller (V2.?? an old one!). We could only write at single speed. But
with a ROM update for the controller it should work.

Tested by Korneel Ketelslegers.
EMail via: crisp@unicall.be - Subject: KORNEEL KETELSLEGERS


@EndNode

@Node "CSG12" "Compatibility.guide/CSG12"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A4000 + Cyberstorm MK II + PhilipsCDD 2600
------------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.2

Computer:
     A4000 with Cyberstorm MK II 68060/50 MHz card and CyberVision 2MB
     video card, OS 3.1

SCSI device:
     cybscsi.device 8.1 -- CyberSCSI controller connected to Cyberstorm
     card
     Reselection on, asyncronous transfer.

CD writer:
     PHILIPS CDD2600 1.07 (10/21/96) (ID 4)

CD-ROM drive:
     SONY CD-ROM CDU-8003A 1.9a (), in an Apple CD-300 box (ID 3)

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     QUANTUM TRB850S (Trailblazer HD) rev. 0404 (ID 6)
     IOMEGA ZIP 100 rev. N*32 (ID 5)

System works fine. No SCSI hangups. 12 CD-Rs written, 10 successful, 2
unsuccessful due to user errors/software bugs.

Tested by Roberto Tosco.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG13" "Compatibility.guide/CSG13"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A2000 + G-Force 030/40 + PhilipsCDD 2600
----------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.2+public driver update 5, 2.3 BETA

Computer:
     A2000 with GVP G-Force 030/40, OS 3.1

SCSI device:
     omniscsi.device 1.9 (01.04.95)
     Reselection @{B}off@{UB} for all hard disks.
     Reselection @{B}on@{UB} for CD-ROM and writer.
     Asynchronous transfer for all drives.

CD writer:
     PHILIPS CDD2600 1.07 (10/21/96)

CD-ROM drive:
     MATSHITA CD-ROM CR-8005A 4.0i

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     QUANTUM LIGHTNING 730S 241E
     QUANTUM LIGHTNING 540S 241E

System works fine. No SCSI hangups. Audio extraction works fine with all
speeds. Couldn't hear any jumps/noise, even with higher track numbers.

Tested by Patrick Ohly <patrick@core.de>.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG14" "Compatibility.guide/CSG14"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A4000 + Fastlane + Philips CDD 2600
-----------------------------------@{UB}

Computer:
     A4000/40

Hostadapter:
     Fastlane Rev. 2.2

CD writer:
     Philips CDD 2600 (V1.06)

This system caused the following problems using Fastlane ROM V7.120:

    Reading  of  audio data causes data errors after 16-20 minutes and
     the drive makes noise (head positioning, change of the rotating
     speed)
     -> Philips hotline suggests to read with double speed. I could not
     test this yet, though.

    Writing of data and audio tracks does not cause any problems, but
     it is not possible to fix the CD-R at the end. Repair mode worked
     without any problems.

    You cannot use MCDPlayer to play an audio CD that is inserted in
     that drive.

    Hint  of the Phase 5 hotline: switch off reselection at @{B}all@{UB}
     devices.

After updating Fastlane to ROM version 8.2, the problems disappeared,
except the problem in reading audio data (after 10 - 15 minutes, there's
a lot of garbage in the data stream). This is a problem of the Philips
CDD 2600 CD writer.

Tested by `Bernd Drefs <Broken_Systems@websurf.pcom.de>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG15" "Compatibility.guide/CSG15"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A1200 + 1230scsi.device + Yamaha CDR 400
----------------------------------------@{UB}

Computer:
     A1200, 2 MB chip, 32 MB fast

Hostadapter:
     Blizzard 1230scsi.device

CD writer:
     YAMAHA CDR400t 1.0c (12/03/97)

    Jumpers:
          Termination:     on    (Jumper off)
          Parity:          off   (Jumper on)
          Unit:            3
          Block Size:      2048  (Jumper off)

    Driver:
          MMC V7.8

    Comments:
          Took a while to get working due to lack of docs, i.e.
          transport info and nothing else! Thanx Yamaha! This drive is
          an excellent piece of kit.  646mb Data track at 4x speed in
          17mins! No problems encountered. Seems to enjoy any writable
          CD's up till now, very easy to feed ;-).

CD-ROM drive:
     PIONEER CD-ROM DR-U10X 1.07 ( 1996/08)

    Jumpers:
          Termination:     off   (Jumper on)
          Unit:            2
          Block Size:      2048  (Jumper off)

    Driver:
          PlextorCD V7.4

    Comments:
          Nice 10x CDROM, works perfectly but doesn't like CD's with
          sticky labels (low clearance in drive). Reads CDDA.

Hard disk:
     2.5GB Seagate EIDE

Extra stuff:
     Built into tower system with Mitsumi 12X CDROM Atapi (Not used in
     tests) plus Artec SCSI Scanner (Not connected during tests).

Comments:
     Frequent SCSI hang-ups until 1230scsi.device was patched from V6.x
     to V8.x with a utility from an Aminet CD. (Input "Blizzard" as
     search word in Lists/AminetFind). After installing the patch, the
     only errors were due to Human error. CD copying, on-the-fly
     writing from HD and writing from image file all worked perfectly
     at 4x speed.

Tips:
     Try Re-Org or Ami-filesafe on HD for speed, we managed to achieve
     over 2.5MB/sec.

Tested by `Glenn Mrosek <Gremlin@I-Memory.dontpanic.sub.org>, +49 571
508316'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG16" "Compatibility.guide/CSG16"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A4000 + GVP + Yamaha CDR 400
----------------------------@{UB}

Computer:
     A4000 Hardital Power Changer 040 at 28Mhz, 2MB chip, 16MB fast.
     8088 bridgboard (No laughing, it was free ;-) ), Mitsumi FX002D +
     Tandem.

Hostadapter:
     GVP Series II+Guru ROM V6.11 (omniscsi.device)

CD writer:
     YAMAHA CDR400t 1.0c (12/03/97)

    Jumpers:
          Termination:     on    (Jumper off)
          Parity:          off   (Jumper on)
          Unit:            3
          Block Size:      2048  (Jumper off)

    Driver:
          MMC V7.8

    Comments:
          Took a while to get working due to lack of docs, i.e.
          transport info and nothing else! Thanx Yamaha! This drive is
          an excellent piece of kit.  646mb Data track at 4x speed in
          17mins! No problems encountered. Seems to enjoy any writable
          CD's up till now, very easy to feed ;-).

CD-ROM drive:
     PIONEER CD-ROM DR-U10X 1.07 ( 1996/08)

    Jumpers:
          Termination:     off   (Jumper on)
          Unit:            2
          Block Size:      2048  (Jumper off)

    Driver:
          PlextorCD V7.4

    Comments:
          Nice 10x CDROM, works perfectly but doesn't like CD's with
          sticky labels (low clearance in drive). Reads CDDA.

Hard disk:
     Seagate ST3144A 130 MB HD as boot drive.

Comments:
     This is what I am stuck with at the moment. It works, but the
     maximum transfer rate I could achieve was 357KB/sec. This is just
     a bit too slow to be able to write in 2x speed. At the moment I am
     using Reselection off the writer, DMA on the Host adapter, 32kb
     chunks and sequential writing with a 12MB buffer while writing in
     only 1x speed, very disappointing after buying a 4x CD writer :-(.

Tips:
     Not many, it works (mostly) but you should always, ALWAYS write
     the WHOLE CD in test mode first. I have a very nice collection of
     "coasters" now so if you want to buy a "CD clock" as a present for
     someone you don't like, or a frisbee for the kids, I'm your man
     ;-).

Tested by `Glenn Mrosek <Gremlin@I-Memory.dontpanic.sub.org>, +49 571
508316'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG17" "Compatibility.guide/CSG17"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A3000 + Cyberstorm MkII + PhilipsCDD 2600
-----------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.3 (Settings: parallel read/write, buffer between 6 and 16
     MB, chunk size 100 KB)

Computer:
     A3000, Cyberstorm MkII, 32 MB Ram, CyberGfx/Spectrum board, OS 3.1

Hostadapter:
     A3000 internal SCSI hostadapter, scsi.device V40.12

CD writer:
     PHILIPS CDD2600 1.07 (unit 4, terminated)

CD-ROM drive:
     PLEXTOR CD-ROM PX-6XCS 2.05 (unit 3, not terminated)

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     Internal bus: hard disk (unit 0, terminated)
     External bus: different hard disks (varies)

Reselection and asynchronous transfer mode is switched on for all
devices. No SCSI hangups at all. 10 CD-Rs written, all successful.

@{B}Note:@{UB} With earlier versions of MakeCD, I noticed SCSI hangups. I assume
it was caused by too big chunks. Now I use 100 KB chunks. This works
fine.

Tested by `Hermann Doerries <h_doerries@wilam.north.de>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG18" "Compatibility.guide/CSG18"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A3000 + Sony CDU926S
--------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.3

Computer:
     A3000/25 (ECS), 16+2 MB RAM, A2060, Ariadne, AmiTCP 4.2, Envoy 2.0,
     WShell 2.0/Display-Handler. ToolManager, Snap, SegTracker,
     Kiskometer, DMouse, rload, UMS, OS 3.1 (KS 40.70, WB 40.42)

Hostadapter:
     scsi.device V40.20 (A3000 internal SCSI device)

CD writer:
     Sony CD-R CDU926S 1.0a

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     Quantum LP240S, IBM DPES 31080

Writing in test mode and reading worked. Playing more than one Audio
Track in a row didn't work: the CD writer accepted no more commands.
Playing only one track after another was fine.

The writer sometimes reported read errors on an audio CD.

Tested by `Bernhard Mllemann <zza@mhystic.hall.sub.org>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG19" "Compatibility.guide/CSG19"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A1200T + Oktagon + JVC XR-W2022
-------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.3

Computer:
     A1200 (Mikronic Tower), Blizzard 1230II/50 FPU 50, 24 MByte RAM,
     VOB Speed-up System, Toccata Audio, Cybervision 64/3D

Hostadapter:
     Oktagon 2008

IDE devices:
     Conner 420 MB HD, Western Digital 1,2 GB HD, Mitsumi FX600 (6*)
     CD-ROM

CD writer:
     JVC XR-W 2022

CD-ROM drive
     Mitsumi FX600 (6*) (ATAPI)

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     Artec View-Station 6000c plus

No SCSI problems at all. ISO Images are OK. Audio data can be read in
single speed only (note: probably that's the fault of the Oktagon);
reading audio data from the Mitsumi CD-ROM drive is not possible because
Mitsumi can't extract audio data. There seem to be some problems with
the XA-Mode (this might be the fault of the Oktagon, too).

Tested by `Christian Steiner <C-Steiner@t-online.de>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG20" "Compatibility.guide/CSG20"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A4000 + GURU-A2091 + Philips CDD 2000
-------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.3

Computer:
     A4000/040-40 (Cyberstorm1)

Hostadapter:
     A2091 with GURU-ROM and 1 MB RAM

CD writer:
     Philips CDD 2000

Works fine, however the image file must be located on a IDE hard disk
and not on a SCSI hard disk (connected to the A2091), otherwise the
A2091 is too slow and a buffer underrun occurs.

Tested by `Siegfried Otto <ziggy@hit.handshake.de>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG21" "Compatibility.guide/CSG21"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A4000/40 + Oktagon 2008 SCSI + Yamaha CDR 400
---------------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.4

Computer:
     A4000/040 with Oktagon 2008 SCSI, OS 3.0, IDE-Fix '97 v1.3,
     setpatch v43.6 (Public Beta)

Hostadapters:
    Oktagon 2008 Z2 SCSI-2 (Rom v6.8), ID=1
          Quantum SCSI Fireball TM 2110S 300N (2GB HD), ID=2
          Yamaha SCSI CDR-400c v1.0d, ID=5

    AlfaQuatro 4 IDE devices Interface
          Seagate IDE Medalist ST32140A 0.80 (2GB HD), ID=0
          Toshiba IDE 4x CD-Rom XM-5302TA 1095, ID=3

SCSI devices:
     SoftSCSI_OktagonC9XE9.device v6.9 (31.08.95)
     Reselection disabled for all devices
     (Using reselection only for the CDR, causes it to hang!)
     Synchron Mode disabled for all devices

IDE devices:
     scsi.device v107.1 (03.06.97) ("patched" by IDE-Fix)
     or atapi.device v117.1 (03.06.97), both can be used.

CD writer:
     YAMAHA CDR400c 1.0d (MMC.driver)

CD-ROM drive:
     TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5302TA 1095 (AtapiCD.driver)

Hints:
         Use SoftSCSI_OktagonC9XE9.device v6.9 or higher. Also use
          256 KB Chunks and Intel Format for "Raw audio data".

         Update Yamaha CDR-400c's firmware to v1.0d. Writing to Yamaha
          causes the buffer capacity to drop to 0% almost all the time!!

         Digital Audio Extraction works at all speeds (6x-4x-2x-1x).

         Writing at 4x speed should work always, except for on-the-fly
          writing from HD and 4x writing with audio image files!

         Writing at 2x speed should work always.

         Writing at 1x speed should also work always.

         Only XA/Mode 2, Form 1 track types can't be written to the
          Yamaha, it either just stops or keeps on blinking it's LED!

         Also copying a Mode 2 track from CD to CDR did not work!
          XA/Mode 2, Form 2 & Audio (with preemphasis) are not tested.

Tested by `M.L. Lie <M.L.Lie@net.HCC.nl>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG22" "Compatibility.guide/CSG22"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A1200 + Blizzard 1230/IV + Sony CDU 926S
----------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.3

Computer:
     Amiga 1200 + Mikronik Infinity tower and Infinity Zorro-II
     motherboard, CV64 3D, 32 MB fastram, Blizzard 1230/IV card, 1,7G
     IBM HDD, 540MB SCSI Quantum HDD, Multiface card III, Tandem card,
     OS 3.0

Hostadapter:
     Blizzard SCSI KIT IV (1230scsi.device ver. 8.2)

CD writer:
     SONY CDU 926S 1.1a

CD-ROM drive:
     Mitsumi FX 600 (6x) and Wearnes CDD 1020 (10x)

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     Quantum LPS540S 5900 harddisk

Hints/Comments:
         When I read the audio tracks at full speed (set 0 in the
          settings window), it happens that they have small errors,
          which sounds like when a CD player is jumping a bit. I can
          hear it only with really good audio equipment. Since I
          discovered those errors, I read audio tracks with single
          speed only. Perhaps it's just a subjective feeling, but the
          tracks now seem to be OK.

         Sometimes AFS causes problems on both hard disks -- it waits
          for 4-8 seconds without doing anything, my tasks are hold for
          that time, and after that, everything works again. I didn't
          have these pauses when I was using FFS -- but AFS is far
          faster...

No SCSI hangups. 50 CDs written, 40 successful. The 10 coasters resulted
in either a frozen system or in strange error messages:

    I was clicking in other windows when writing -- the system froze
     and I had to reboot (I am using a 16 bit deep workbench screen --
     perhaps that's the reason).

    Error messages like "Medium Error 2, Illegal request" (sorry, I
     can't remember the exact texts) happened. My CD writer sends these
     error codes to MakeCD and then it refuses to finish or repair the
     CD-R. The strange thing is: if I don't change anything (I just
     insert another CD-R), it writes this CD-R without any problems. I
     tried 6 or 7 different CD-R types, e.g. TDK, FUJI, KOCH, even
     nonames, but it seems to me that it makes no difference.

    On the other hand, I never had errors like buffer overflow or
     underrun, even if I write straight from a HDD in MS-DOS format,
     from my SCSI HDD or from my AT HDD to the CD writer. Sometimes,
     when I try to write directory trees that contain a few thousand
     @{B}very@{UB} small files, I have to increase the buffer size from
     8.000 KB to 24.000 KB to avoid getting a buffer underrun.

    I tried to remove all my Commodities (MCP, NewMode, MagicMenu and
     others), but nothing changed.

Tested by `Horvth Pter <pcpince@syneco.hu>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG23" "Compatibility.guide/CSG23"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A4000 + Cyberstorm MkII + JVC XR-W2010
--------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.4, JvcTeac.driver 9.4

Computer:
     Amiga 4000/40 40Mhz Cyberstorm MKII, 2 Mb Chip, 16 MB Fast-Ram,
     OS3.0

Hostadapter:
     CyberSCSI controller connected to the Cyberstorm board.
     cybscsi.device 8.4 beta

IDE devices:
     HD Seagate st3144AT 120 MB

CD writer:
     JVC XR-W2010

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
          Unit | Vendor   | Product          | Revision | Comment
          ------------------------------------------------------------
          0    | MICROP   | 2217-15MZ1001905 | HQ30     | 1.7 Gbyte HD
          1    | JVC      | XR-W2010         | 1.51     |
          2    | TOSHIBA  | CD-ROM XM-3401TA | 3593     | doublespeed
          4    | MATSHITA | PD-1 LF-1000     | A109     | Phase Drive

Tested by `Frank Arlt <frank.arlt@wiesbaden.netsurf.de>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG24" "Compatibility.guide/CSG24"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A3000T + Philips CDD 2000
-------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.4

Computer:
     A3000T, OS 3.1, Cyberstorm Mk-II 060, 64 Mb FAST (on CS), 1 Mb
     CHIP, CyberVision 64/3D, GG-II+ Zorro<>ISA converter

Hostadapter:
     A3000 built-in (scsi.device V40.12) with WD33C93A rev 8 SCSI chip
     Reselection on, Sync on

CD writer:
     IMS CDD2000/00 1.26 (Philips CDD 2000)

CD-ROM drive:
     NEC CD-ROM DRIVE:500 2.5

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     FUJITSU M2909S-512 0127 (hard disk 3.1 GB)
     IBM DORS-32160 WA0A (hard disk 2.1 GB)
     WANGTEK 5150ES SCSI FA03 08 (tape drive)

53 CD-Rs written, 50 successful. The three unsuccessful CD-Rs were
caused by bad media quality.

Tested by `Arno Griffioen <arno@ixe.net>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSG25" "Compatibility.guide/CSG25"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A4000 + warpdrive.device + dkbscsi.device + Philips CDD 2000
------------------------------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.4

Computer:
         Amiga 4000, OS 3.1, 2Mb Chip 30Mb Fast, VBR in Fast RAM

         8 Zorro III Slots by Micronik

         WarpEngine by MacroSystems (USA)
          -> 68040 processor (CPU) at 40MHz with MMU
          -> 68040 coprocessor (FPU) at 40MHz
          -> one HYUNDAI SIMM of 16Mb single sided, 60ns with parity
          chip (mounted directly on the WarpEngine, SIMM slot 'SIMM 4')
          -> three other SIMMS of 4Mb single sided, 60ns with parity
          chip (mounted directly on the WarpEngine, SIMM slots 'SIMM 3'
          to 'SIMM 1')

         Toccata 16bit soundcard by MacroSystem

         DKB RapidFire SCSI-II controller

         Conner Peripherals 1.2 gig AT/IDE HD
          -> MaxTransfer = 0x1ffe0

SCSI device:
     warpdrive.device and dkbscsi.device

CD writer:
     PHILIPS CDD 2000 V1.20 -> MANUFACTURED MARCH 1996
@{B}     NOTE: I could not get the writer to work with the warpdrive.device!
     The SCSI bus was correctly terminated, yet the complete system
     locked up when I attempted to scan the warpdrive.device. I have
     tried several solutions, but this drive just would not work!
     Therefor I had to connect it to the dkbscsi.device, which works
     perfectly.@{UB}

CD-ROM drive:
     PLEXTOR CD-ROM PX-12TS V1.02
@{B}     This is a fast SCSI-2 drive, 12 speed -- I use it with the
     warpdrive.device (extremely fast access time and very high
     transfer rates of upto 1.5MB/sec!).@{UB}

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     IOMEGA Z100i ZIPDRIVE INSIDER SCSI-2 MODEL
@{B}     This one is connected to the warpdrive.device, because this is a
     fast SCSI-2 device (the dkbscsi.device is just a SCSI-2 device).
     This way you achieve the optimal access time with the ZIP drive.@{UB}

System works fine. No SCSI hangups. +70 (!) CD-Rs written, 7 trashed due
to wrong settings, buffer underruns (because of wrong settings) and two
unexplainable problems ('callibration area full' errors). All the rest
were successful.

The same CD writer was also tested on an A4000 with a GVP SCSI-II
controller (V2.?? an old one!). We could only write at single speed. But
with a ROM update for the controller it @{B}should@{UB} work.

Tested by Korneel Ketelslegers.
EMail via: crisp@unicall.be -- Subject: KORNEEL KETELSLEGERS


@EndNode

@Node "CSG26" "Compatibility.guide/CSG26"
@Toc "CSYSG"

@{B}A4000 + z3scsi.device + Yamaha CDR 200t
---------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.4

Computer:
     A4000, OS3.1, Cyberstorm MkI 060, Cybervision
     IDE: Quantum Bigfoot 4.3 GB
     SCSI: Quantum Fireball 1.08 GB, Iomega Zip

SCSI device:
     Fastlane Z3.
     Reading or writing audio data does not work with z3scsi.device
     v5.1034.  Everything works fine with z3scsi.device v8.5.

CD writer:
     Yamaha CDR 200t v1.0001/05/97

Everything works fine when using z3scsi.device v8.5.

Tested by `Malte Brockmann <silrun@vmb.mcnet.de>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSYSB" "Compatibility.guide/CSYSB"
@Toc "MCMPT"

@{B}Systems causing problems
========================@{UB}

Here follows a list that lists all systems, that didn't work for some
users. Please note, that this list has been created by a lot of
different customers. Some of them know their Amiga very well and know
what they're writing -- others don't. Sometimes, a hardware combination
might work fine for one person and another person has a lot of trouble
with almost the same combination. Therefore, read also the list that
reports @{"working" Link "CSYSG"} combinations! See @{"CD writers" Link "CCDWR"}, which contains a lot of
information about many CD writers.

If your system is not listed in the list of bad systems, look out for
entries in that list, that apply to a system that seems to be similar to
yours, except for the CD writer. Now use @{"Full list of CD writers" Link "CDR_FULL_LIST"} to
find out if the CD writer that is used in that configuration is
compatible to your CD writer.  Often, these CD writers are not only
compatible, they are even identical -- except the label on it! That's
how you can avoid to to the same mistake as another user did before.

If you tried everything to get your system to work with MakeCD, but if
you were still unsuccessful, email us to be included in this list.
Beside the information which you are supposed to mail is when you are
successful (see above), mail an exact description, which kind of error
occurs.


 @{" WD-Chip, Plextor " Link "CSB01"}   SCSI using WD chip + Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS
 @{" Grundig CDR 100 " Link "CSB02"}    Grundig CDR 100 IPW V1.20
 @{" A4000, Yamaha " Link "CSB03"}      A4000 + MacroSystem Hardcard + Yamaha CDR 400
 @{" A3000, Philips " Link "CSB04"}     A3000 + Philips CDD 2600
 @{" Fastlane, HP 4020 " Link "CSB05"}  A4000/40 + Fastlane + HP SureStore 4020
 @{" Fastlane, Philips " Link "CSB06"}  A4000/40 + Fastlane + Philips CDD 2600
 @{" A3000, Philips " Link "CSB07"}     A3000 + Philips CDD 2600
 @{" A4000, Yamaha " Link "CSB08"}      A4000 + Oktagon + Yamaha CDR 400
 @{" A3000, Philips " Link "CSB09"}     A3000 + Philips CDD 2600
 @{" A4000, Sony " Link "CSB10"}        A4000 + z3scsi.device + Sony CDU 926S


@EndNode

@Node "CSB01" "Compatibility.guide/CSB01"
@Toc "CSYSB"

@{B}SCSI using WD chip + Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS
------------------------------------------@{UB}

Computer:
     A1000/30, A3000, probably more

Hostadapter:
     Hostadapters using WD chip

CD writer:
     Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS V1.50

The WD Chip obviously causes problems with Plextor CD-R PX-R24CS V1.50.
However, if reselection is disabled, it seems to work. But since Plextor
uses only a very small buffer, it is "dangerous" to work without
reselection (watch the buffer display). If your source drive is
connected to a 2nd SCSI hostadapter, no problems are expected, though.
Or, if you get your data from a network (we were using Envoy
2.0/Ethernet and received our data from an A4000T), you probably won't
have problems, if the network connection is fast enough. We were able
to write in double speed with Envoy/Ethernet. We tried the Plextor in
the A4000T, too - without such problems, since the A4000T is based on
the NCR Chip and not on the WD, like the A3000 or GVP boards.

When using scsi.device version 40.20 on a A3000 (with A3640), the
machine crashed when accessing the device. We could fix this by
installing a new V43 beta scsi.device. See `ftp://ftp.amiga.de/'.

Tested by Angela Schmidt & Heinz Wrobel.


@EndNode

@Node "CSB02" "Compatibility.guide/CSB02"
@Toc "CSYSB"

@{B}Grundig CDR 100 IPW V1.20
-------------------------@{UB}

Hostadapter:
     CyberSCSI + A3000 + GVP with GuruROM

CD writer:
     Grundig CDR 100 IPW V1.20

After 80 to 90 % of the writing process the error "append write error"
occurs. Philips CDD 2600 works fine on the CyberSCSI Amiga (not tested
under the other configurations). Seems to be a problem with the Grundig
CD writer.

`Note from Angela Schmidt: This write append error is a very common
hardware defekt with Philips CDD 2000, HP SureStore 4020, Grundig CDR
100 IPW and all similar drives. Read the FAQ. Most likely, you will
have to send in your drive to get it repaired. We recommend, never to
buy a Philips CDD 2000 or similar CD writer.'

Tested by `Christian Berger <chb@worldpower.owl.de>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSB03" "Compatibility.guide/CSB03"
@Toc "CSYSB"

@{B}A4000 + MacroSystem Hardcard + Yamaha CDR 400
---------------------------------------------@{UB}

Computer:
     A4000 Hardital Power Changer 040 at 28Mhz, 2MB chip, 16MB fast.
     8088 bridgboard (No laughing, it was free ;-) ), Mitsumi FX002D +
     Tandem.

Hostadapter:
     MakroSystems Hardcard with Fujitsu ~40MB HD evolution.device

CD writer:
     YAMAHA CDR400t 1.0c (12/03/97)

    Jumpers:
          Termination:     on    (Jumper off)
          Parity:          off   (Jumper on)
          Unit:            3
          Block Size:      2048  (Jumper off)

    Driver:
          MMC V7.8

    Comments:
          Took a while to get working due to lack of docs, i.e.
          transport info and nothing else! Thanx Yamaha! This drive is
          an excellent piece of kit.  646mb Data track at 4x speed in
          17mins! No problems encountered. Seems to enjoy any writable
          CD's up till now, very easy to feed ;-).

CD-ROM drive:
     PIONEER CD-ROM DR-U10X 1.07 ( 1996/08)

    Jumpers:
          Termination:     off   (Jumper on)
          Unit:            2
          Block Size:      2048  (Jumper off)

    Driver:
          PlextorCD V7.4

    Comments:
          Nice 10x CDROM, works perfectly but doesn't like CD's with
          sticky labels (low clearance in drive). Reads CDDA.

Hard disk:
     Seagate ST3144A 130 MB HD as boot drive.

Comments:
     Got nowhere with this. MakeCD always reported Cmd Error $52, Drive
     not ready. Tried all possible settings.

Tips:
     May be better in a Museum!

Tested by `Glenn Mrosek <Gremlin@I-Memory.dontpanic.sub.org>, +49 571
508316'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSB04" "Compatibility.guide/CSB04"
@Toc "CSYSB"

@{B}A3000 + Philips CDD 2600
------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 1.3

Computer:
     A3000, OS 3.1

Hostadapter:
     A3000 internal, scsi.device versions 40.12, 40.20 and 43.11
     tested. Sync transfer on/off tested. Reselection on/off tested.

CD writer:
     Philips CDD 2600 (V1.07)

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-3401TA ROM FA31225 (March 1994)

SCSI hangups at @{B}every@{UB} try, independant of the SCSI settings.

Tested by `Jochen Koob <jkoob@wish.swb.de>': "Still looking for a
solution".


@EndNode

@Node "CSB05" "Compatibility.guide/CSB05"
@Toc "CSYSB"

@{B}A4000/40 + Fastlane + HP SureStore 4020
---------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.0

Computer:
     A4000/40, FastlaneZ3/CyberSCSI/Blizzard, OS 3.1

Hostadapter:
     Fastlane SCSI: z3scsi.device 5.820 (08/04/93).

CD writer:
     HP C4324/C4325 1.27 (07/22/96), reselection enabled, async, fwc
     mode off, scsidirect dma on.

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     QUANTUM FIREBALL 1280S 630C (12/20/95), reselection enabled,
     async, fwc mode on, scsidirect dma on.

SCSI hangups. Also executed `z3scsidirectdma BUSTER11'.

The problem I have is that the HP just refuses to function with cd-r in
it that has already been written.

If I write a CD (on win95) and it finishes ok, and I insert it again to
add an extra session the green led starts flashing like normal and after
a while it should be on all the time (like it does when I insert a
normal or blank CD) but the led goes dark and the whole CD writer is
does no longer respond to anything I tell it. (in scsi mounter error
reading device) and in the PEECEE, the writer software does no longer
recognize it.

It used to function ok but one day it did not work as it should anymore.
Today I heard from someone at work that he had upgraded the firmware
form 1.20 to 1.27 and I will ask him to trie and re install 1.20 and
then check if it will work. If not its defective if it does the 1.27
firmware is worse that the 1.20.

Tested by `Hans de Groot <hansg@3wis.nl>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSB06" "Compatibility.guide/CSB06"
@Toc "CSYSB"

@{B}A4000/40 + Fastlane + Philips CDD 2600
--------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.0

Computer:
     A4000/40

Hostadapter:
     Fastlane Rev. 2.2 with ROM 5.1034

CD writer:
     Philips CDD2600 (V1.07)

CD-ROM drive:
     Toshiba CD-Rom XM 3701TA rev 0236

If reselection is on, CD writer stops writing without error message
(SCSI hangup). CD writer seems to work after switching off reselection.

Tested by `Friedhelm Bunk <Balu@Fangorn.north.de>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSB07" "Compatibility.guide/CSB07"
@Toc "CSYSB"

@{B}A3000 + Philips CDD 2600
------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.2 and 2.3

Computer:
     A3000

Hostadapter:
     scsi.device V40.12 (A3000 internal SCSI device)

CD writer:
     Philips CDD2600 (V1.07)

If reselection is @{B}off@{UB}, everything seems to work, but there are buffer
underflows sometimes when reading the data from the same SCSI
hostadapter. I didn't test reading audio tracks a lot, but it seems the
Philips CDD 2600 can read audio data in 6x speed without problems --
even the last audio track.

If reselection is @{B}on@{UB}, there are SCSI hangups sometimes. If you transfer
only one (e.g. ISO image) or a few (e.g. audio images) big image files,
SCSI hangups are very seldom. On-the-fly image creation however causes
SCSI hangups very often. After a SCSI hangup the SCSI LED of the A3000
is @{B}off@{UB}, and you can still access your hard drives, but any try to
access the Philips CDD 2600 hangs. If you try to abort MakeCD, it
reports that the writing process is waiting for IO to be finished. That
means that the Philips did not reply to a request sent by MakeCD.

Note: you can use Heinz Wrobel's tool HWGCTRLscsi to switch on/off
reselection for the Philips CDD 2600.

Tested by `Angela Schmidt'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSB08" "Compatibility.guide/CSB08"
@Toc "CSYSB"

@{B}A4000 + Oktagon + Yamaha CDR 400
--------------------------------@{UB}

Computer:
     A4000 Hardital Power Changer 040 at 28Mhz, 2MB chip, 16MB fast.
     8088 bridgboard (No laughing, it was free ;-) ), Mitsumi FX002D +
     Tandem.

Hostadapter:
     Oktagon 2008 0MB ram
     SoftSCSI_OktagonC9XE9.device (oktagon.device) V6.8

CD writer:
     YAMAHA CDR400t 1.0c (12/03/97)

    Jumpers:
          Termination:     on    (Jumper off)
          Parity:          off   (Jumper on)
          Unit:            3
          Block Size:      2048  (Jumper off)

    Driver:
          MMC V7.8

    Comments:
          Took a while to get working due to lack of docs, i.e.
          transport info and nothing else! Thanx Yamaha! This drive is
          an excellent piece of kit.  646mb Data track at 4x speed in
          17mins! No problems encountered. Seems to enjoy any writable
          CD's up till now, very easy to feed ;-).

CD-ROM drive:
     PIONEER CD-ROM DR-U10X 1.07 ( 1996/08)

    Jumpers:
          Termination:     off   (Jumper on)
          Unit:            2
          Block Size:      2048  (Jumper off)

    Driver:
          PlextorCD V7.4

    Comments:
          Nice 10x CDROM, works perfectly but doesn't like CD's with
          sticky labels (low clearance in drive). Reads CDDA.

Hard disk:
     Seagate ST3144A 130 MB HD as boot drive.

Comments:
     Everything appears to run smoothly until the 2MB buffer in the
     CDR400 is full. The drive still shows that it is writing but
     MakeCD shows that the timers and buffers are all still. Nothing
     further happens. I presume it is a SCSI hang-up. Changing
     Reselection, Sync, Parity settings have no effect, neither does
     changing buffer size, chunk size or parallel/sequential writing.
     Also impossible to Abort without power cycling the CDR400. HELP!

Tips:
     At the moment I am hoping that Oliver Kastl can come up with a
     patch for the oktagon.device, as a lot of people have this
     particular host adapter it would be nice to see it working
     properly.

Tested by `Glenn Mrosek <Gremlin@I-Memory.dontpanic.sub.org>, +49 571
508316'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSB09" "Compatibility.guide/CSB09"
@Toc "CSYSB"

@{B}A3000 + Philips CDD 2600
------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.3

Computer:
     A3000/25 (ECS), 16+2 MB RAM, A2060, Ariadne, AmiTCP 4.2, Envoy 2.0,
     WShell 2.0/Display-Handler. ToolManager, Snap, SegTracker,
     Kiskometer, DMouse, rload, UMS, OS 3.1 (KS 40.70, WB 40.42)

Hostadapter:
     scsi.device V40.20 (A3000 internal SCSI device)

CD writer:
     Philips CDD2600 (V1.07)

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     Quantum LP240S, IBM DPES 31080

The A3000 sometimes doesn't boot with the writer connected. Usually
after such a hangup one of the hard drives is "dead" and I have to
switch off the A3000.

Writing data (in test mode) seems to hang up the writer. After that,
the writer didn't respond to any command.

Tested by `Bernhard Mllemann <zza@mhystic.hall.sub.org>'.


@EndNode

@Node "CSB10" "Compatibility.guide/CSB10"
@Toc "CSYSB"

@{B}A4000 + z3scsi.device + Sony CDU 926S
-------------------------------------@{UB}

MakeCD version:
     MakeCD 2.4

Computer:
     A4000, OS 3.1

Hostadapter:
     Fastlane (z3scsi.device 5.992)

CD writer:
     SONY CD-R CDU926S 1.1f

Settings:
     Dynamicache (and tested with and without it -- no difference).

     Tried all possible combinations of reselection and parallel
     read/write.  Got buffer overflow errors while reading an audio CD
     (YACDP reads with no hangups).

@{B}     Note by the authors: turn on `ignore overflow' in the MakeCD
     settings.@{UB}

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:
     MICROP 4421 -07 0502SJ 0502 (internal 2 GB)
     MAXTOR 7245-SCSI 1357   (internal 275 MB)

Wrote 2 CDs, both coasters.

Writing a data CD interrupted at about 10 % with an `illegal function'.
Writing at single speed works better because it does not cause the
`illegal function' as often as double speed.

@{B}Note by the authors: maybe some of his problems can get fixed by
updating his z3scsi.device!@{UB}

Tested by `James Killian <terminator@stic.net>'.

@EndNode

