<> ||<>|| LightScribe support for Linux. = Introduction = La''''''Cie has released the first software that allows burning labels on LightScribe media using LightScribe drives under Linux. = Prerequisites = * LightScribe capable CD-R or DVD-R burner. * LightScribe media. = Installing = 1. Visit the !LightScribe download page for Linux: http://www.pawtec.com/lightscribe/#linuxutils (note: the official !LightScribe website is down. Pawtec mirrors its packages) 2. Download the [[http://www.pawtec.com/lightscribe_files/Linux/LSS/lightscribe-1.18.27.10-linux-2.6-intel.deb|LightScribe System Software package "deb package"]] software. 3. Download the [[http://www.pawtec.com/lightscribe_files/Linux/LSL/lightscribeApplications-1.18.15.1-linux-2.6-intel.deb|LightScribe Simple Application "deb package"]] software. 4. Download the [[http://davideddu.org/download/4l_1.0-1_i386.deb|LaCie 4L Labeler utility "deb package"]] software. 4. Double-click the lightscribe-1.18.27.10-linux-2.6-intel.deb file and follow the prompts to install it. 5. Double-click the lightscribeApplications-1.18.15.1-linux-2.6-intel.deb file and follow the prompts to install it. 6. Double-click the 4l_1.0-1_i386.deb file and follow the prompts to install it. If, while trying to run the Simple Labeler application, you receive a message that states, "error while loading shared libraries: liblightscribe.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory," manually run ldconfig like this: {{{ sudo ldconfig}}} = Running the Applications = For creating simple text labels, with a variety of stock border decorations, use the SimpleLabler application: {{{ /opt/lightscribeApplications/SimpleLabeler/SimpleLabeler}}} For printing full-CD custom labels that you've created (typically use .png format), use the LaCie 4L application. Either look for "!LaCie 4L !LightScribe Labeler" in the dash, or run: {{{ 4L-gui}}} On my system, running Ubuntu 9.10, with a MadDog LightScribe drive, it takes about 14 minutes to print a full CD at normal contrast, and 27 minutes at high contrast. = Warnings = These packages install programs as setuid root, which means that they run with full system privileges and could be a security risk. = Enable Enhanced Contrast = Activating the higher contrast print mode will let you print higher quality labels, at the cost of a bit longer burn time. 1. Run the Enhanced Contrast Utility for Linux {{{ sudo /usr/lib/lightscribe/elcu.sh}}} 2. Enter '''1''' to turn on ''Enhanced Contrast'', or '''2''' to disable it. This tip is documented on the [[http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/pse/|LightScribe Pre-Release Software Evaluation]] page. = Troubleshooting = It has been reported that when installing to 64 bit environments as described above you may get the following error: {{{error while loading shared libraries: liblightscribe.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory}}} The fix for this problem is to copy both liblightscribe.so and liblightscribe.so.1 files from from /usr/lib to /usr/lib32 = Links = * [[http://davideddu.org/blog/posts/burn-lightscribe-labels-on-ubuntu/|Burn !LightScribe labels in latest versions of Ubuntu]] * [[http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10803|LaCie LightScribe Labeler for Linux product page]] * [[http://www.lacie.com/download/manual/LightScribeLabelerLinux_en.pdf|LaCie LightScribe Labeler for Linux User Manual]] * [[http://www.lacie.com/technologies/technology.htm?id=10024|LaCie LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling Technology page]] * [[http://www.lightscribe.com/|Official LightScribe site]] (offline) ----