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Light Scribe...
LaCie
How do you install it? what would you install?
Is there any other program that will do light scribe?

Here are some other threads on lightscribe detailing the installation process.

viewtopic.php?f=64&t=4053&start=0
viewtopic.php?p=30151#p30151

Here's a script I came up with a while ago from the second thread above. The loop was put in there because the lightscribe website likes to mess with you sometimes You can edit the package names for the latest versions if you wish.

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#!/bin/sh
#
# Install Lightscribe Software

# Color Codes
red='\e[0;31m'
blue='\e[0;34m'
endColor='\e[0m'

COUNT=1

mkdir lightscribe
cd lightscribe

# Download the 32-bit .deb files and an icon for Lightscribe

wget http://download.lightscribe.com/ls/lightscribe-1.14.32.1-linux-2.6-intel.deb
# Check the deb was downloaded, else keep trying to download it...
while [ ! -e lightscribe-1.14.32.1-linux-2.6-intel.deb ]
do
    echo -e "${red}Lightscribe System Software installer Download Failed. Attempt #"$COUNT" Retrying...${endColor}"
    wget http://download.lightscribe.com/ls/lightscribe-1.14.32.1-linux-2.6-intel.deb
    let COUNT=COUNT+1
done
echo -e "${blue}Lightscribe System Software installer was successfully downloaded.${endColor}"
COUNT=1

wget http://uploads.mitechie.com/lightscribe/4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb
# Check the deb was downloaded, else keep trying to download it...
while [ ! -e 4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb ]
do
    echo -e "${red}Lacie Lightscribe Labeler installer Download Failed. Attempt #"$COUNT" Retrying...${endColor}"
    wget http://uploads.mitechie.com/lightscribe/4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb
    let COUNT=COUNT+1
done
echo -e "${blue}Lacie Lightscribe Labeler installer was successfully downloaded.${endColor}"
COUNT=1

wget http://lawrencecomputing.dyn-o-saur.com/lightscribe/lightscribe.png
# Check the deb was downloaded, else keep trying to download it...
while [ ! -e lightscribe.png ]
do
    echo -e "${red}Lightscribe Graphic Download Failed. Attempt #"$COUNT" Retrying...${endColor}"
    wget http://lawrencecomputing.dyn-o-saur.com/lightscribe/lightscribe.png
    let COUNT=COUNT+1
done
echo -e "${blue}Lightscribe Graphic was successfully downloaded.${endColor}"
COUNT=1



# TODO: add uname -m to test for x86_64 or x86,
#       if x86_64, install ia32-libs so lib32 dir will exist.


# Install LightScribe Host Software and LightScribe Labeling Software in that order
# --force-architecture is used in case your LiveCD is 64-bit
dpkg --force-architecture -i lightscribe-1.14.32.1-linux-2.6-intel.deb
dpkg --force-architecture -i 4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb

ln -s /usr/lib/liblightscribe.so.1 /usr/lib32/
ln -s /usr/lib/liblightscribe.so /usr/lib32/
ldconfig

# Copy the icon file into Ubuntu's shared icon directory
cp lightscribe.png /usr/share/pixmaps/4L-gui.png

# Remove the old Menu entries in case someone runs this module more than once
rm -rf /usr/share/applications/4L-gui-kde.desktop
rm -rf /usr/share/applications/4L-gui-gnome.desktop

# Create a KDE menu item
echo "[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Lacie Lightscribe Labeler
GenericName=Lightscribe Labeler
Comment=Label a disc with Lightscribe
Exec=/usr/bin/4L-gui
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/4L-gui.png
Categories=Application;AudioVideo;DiscBurning;
Name[en_US]=Lacie Lightscribe Labeler
GenericName[en_US]=Lightscribe Labeler
OnlyShowIn=KDE;
X-KDE-SubstituteUID=true" > /usr/share/applications/4L-gui-kde.desktop

# Create a Gnome menu item
echo "[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Lacie Lightscribe Labeler
GenericName=Lightscribe Labeler
Comment=Label a disc with Lightscribe
Exec=gksudo /usr/bin/4L-gui
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/4L-gui.png
Categories=Application;AudioVideo;DiscBurning;
Name[en_US]=Lacie Lightscribe Labeler
GenericName[en_US]=Lightscribe Labeler
NotShowIn=KDE;
X-KDE-SubstituteUID=true" > /usr/share/applications/4L-gui-gnome.desktop

# remove debs and other data
cd ..
rm -rf lightscribe

echo Finished...
exit 0


Try this !
http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10803

I wish Lightscribe was one of the things that could be installed with Ultamatix, that would be nice

Found this icon...making a link...png 48X48

Thanks guys lol I thought I found it but http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadsect ... px?id=1374 I can't "simply" install it.

Then I did what Blackwolf said but I did get that error and sudo ldconfig nothing happened when trying to Run the Enhanced Contrast Utility for Linux

and then Lacie Lightscribe Labeler works fine on x64. You just need to follow these instructions on symlinking to the 32-bit library. http://howtopenguin.blogspot.com/2008/0 ... re-on.html
so much fail ...downloads

http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10803 I could never download or install anything on that site I'd need a how to there.

http://howtopenguin.blogspot.com/2008/0 ... re-on.html now sure how to do that at all. got to many "no such..." so aside from this and a few other thing (see my other post) I'm lost, but at least everything else works GREAT.

Jeahavee: I just went through the post that Nick (Blackwolf) provided...viewtopic.php?f=64&t=4053&start=0...here, and it installed flawlessly...maybe give it another shot???

I don't think it's there or something.

Jeahavee wrote:I don't think it's there or something.

viewtopic.php?f=64&t=4053&start=0#p44373

...Pushes drink away not yet. I need the 64bit version. Where is it? Although I was able to install it on Window