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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)

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