lightscribe HP DVD640i BENQ1625

Motomouse · n00b Joined: 28 Nov 2003 Posts: 56

Hi, I am interested in the lightscribe technology. A greyscale label is burned by the DVD-Writer on special media CDs and DVDs.

I sent an email to HP Presales and to my disbelief was informed that HP DVD640i is not compatible with Linux. While I am aware that currently no solution exists to burn labels with this drive under GNU/Linux, i would like to know if the drive really does not work under Linux at all. I think thats not true, anyway a BENQ 1625 DVD-writer is working fine in my Ubuntu Box and I dual boot Windows to burn the labels.

Please post your experiences with the HP DVD640i, thank you very much!

Any Info on a possible lightscribe solution in linux is appreciated (HP sells Linux Notebooks after all, perhaps they change their mind about supporting lightscribe on Unix in the near future?)

Regards
Ralph

Kuhndog86 · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:05 pm Post subject:

The HP drive does function in linux. I have two of them that function fine (lightscribe stuff not included). HP just says that because:
1. They don't know wtf they are talking about
2. They don't want to support linux.

I suspect it is #2.

Ben

bgraw3 · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:34 pm Post subject:

See here. It might work, now! https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-3655943.html#3655855

Kuhndog86 · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject:

Great! Too bad this news comes a week after I ordered a new laptop without a lightscribe drive and the lightscribe drive in my desktop crapped out. Oh well...It'll come in handy after I RMA the dead desktop drive.