f1tattoo(1)

📦 version 0.8.1, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 f1tattoo — the disc T@2 glow-up for Yamaha F1 CD-RW devices 💖

okay bestie, sit DOWN, because this little f1tattoo from the General Commands Manual section (section 1, the commands girlies) is about to burn literal art into your CDs and I'm obsessed ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

f1tattoo [-l] [-h]
f1tattoo -d DEVICE [-c] [-s] [--tattoo-test]
f1tattoo -d DEVICE --tattoo-raw <file.raw>
f1tattoo -d DEVICE --tattoo-png <file.png>

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so f1tattoo is the linux console tool for using the Yamaha disc T@2 feature. that's it, that's the whole vibe. 🎀

but ngl, a heads-up: you won't get satisfying results on Phtalocyanin dye. it's giving "your fave is problematic" energy, so just know that going in. 💅

🦋 FEATURES 🦋

you can disc T@2 with these drives, periodt:

  • Yamaha F1 CD-RW
  • Yamaha F1DX

🔥 DEVICE 🔥

so the device can be an IDE, SCSI, SATA, USB or FireWire connected optical drive. iconic range honestly.

⚠️ heads up bestie: Not all SATA controller support all Plextor features. so like, don't come for me if it's not serving.

Linux: 🐧

  • /dev/hdX — IDE device
  • /dev/scdX — Linux 2.4: SATA, SCSI, USB device, or IDE device via ide-scsi emulation
  • /dev/srX — Linux 2.6: IDE device via new ATA layer, SCSI or USB device

OpenBSD/NetBSD: 🐡

  • /dev/rcdX

FreeBSD: 😈

  • /dev/cd — SCSI device
  • /dev/acd — ATA device

MacOS X: 🍎

  • /dev/disk:

win32: 🪟

  • C:,D:,E:, ... X:,Y:,Z:

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • -l, --scanbus — scan busses for all available CD and DVD devices. like a little census for your optical drives fr fr 🔍
  • -h, --help — help. show available options. your girl when you're lost 🫶
  • -c, --current — show current drive settings of selected device. the tea on what your drive is doing rn ☕
  • -s, --supported — show supported features of selected device. what it can and cannot do, the whole lore 📜
  • --tattoo-test — write DiscT@2 test image. practice round, no pressure bestie ✨
  • --tattoo-raw tattoo.raw — write DiscT@2 using raw data from tattoo.raw file. raw data, raw vibes 🎀
  • --tattoo-png tattoo.png — write DiscT@2 using png image from tattoo.png file. check if f1tattoo compiled with png support using --help option 👑
  • -v, --verbose — give verbose output. not me wanting ALL the details 😭

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

f1tattoo -l

list all available CD- and DVD-devices. the full lineup, the roster, the cast 🎬

f1tattoo -d /dev/hdc --tattoo-raw filename.raw

writes DiscT@2 using filename.raw file on media in device /dev/hdc. main character energy, literally 🔥

please report man page improvements to T.Maguin@web.de — they're doing the lord's work and deserve their flowers 💐

and that's a wrap, bestie!! this page is from the General Commands Manual, dated 26 Feb 2014, and the source/version line said f1tattoo(1) — go tattoo a disc, slay, and remember: Phtalocyanin dye is NOT it. 💖✨🎀

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