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# The CD-Rchive Handbook

### M Grant - mickgr@drahthaar.clara.net

Version 1.0.1 (c) MGWare 2000-2001

This Handbook describes CD-Rchive Version 1.0.1 for OpenBSD
Ported for OpenBSD in collaboration with Jacob Meuser jakemsr@clipper.net

## Introduction

CD-Rchive is a graphical frontend using mkhybrid and cdrecord to create data CDs and cdda2wav and cdrecord for creating audio CDs.
You may record solely data tracks, or solely audio tracks or mix them and create multimedia CDs.
It eliminates the necessity for the user to remember lists of switches or consult man pages each time they make a CD, whilst they retain full control over the process.
Output from each operation is now captured and displayed in this browser window in real time.

HELP:-
I have tried to include a high level of help on all topics related to CD-Rchive.
These pages provide a HTML help system via the built-in browser.
There are also 'tool tips' which can be enabled or disabled from the Advanced Settings tab page.
It is in a way my protest at the archaic, terse and definately unfriendly documentation provided with most programs. If *nix is ever to get beyond the programming / hacking / power user groups it must sort out its usability.
Its no good saying Unix has always been like that. That is why 95% of the world uses Windows!

User choices for settings are saved to a configuration file and reproduced when CD-Rchive is run. With the exception of a small amount of session dependant information, once settings are made they can be used over and over without any need to change.
CD-Rchive assumes a SCSI CD Writer is being used and searches for available SCSI devices on startup. OpenBSD sees ATAPI devices as SCSI devices. See the atapiscsi(4) man page for technical details.
Before using for the first time, please read the Data Overview and Audio Overview sections.
Having a clear idea of the processes involved and the best methods of organising data in the pre-mastering stage can save a lot of problems and spoilt discs later on.
I wrote this for my own convenience, to replace script files whose contents I could never remember and had to read every time I wanted to use.
I hope you find it useful.
Caveats:-
You probably need to have a disc in your CD devices for CD-Rchive to properly detect them.
CD-Rchive for OpenBSD uses cdrecord(1), vnconfig(8), and mount(8). Because of this, unprivileged users on your system may have problems using CD-Rchive. You should evaluate how allowing users to run CD-Rchive on your system fits into your security requirements. CD-Rchive makes no special attempt to allow users to run cdrecord, vnconfig and mount, as security requirements vary greatly from system to system.
Don't forget to uncheck the "DUMMY WRITE" checkbox on the "Advanced" page when you are ready to burn a disc.
Enjoy :)
Data CD Overview