---
name: "f1tattoo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "qpxtool"
version: "0.8.1-2.1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/f1tattoo"
---

# f1tattoo(1)

disc T@2 feature for Yamaha F1 CD-RW devices

## NAME

f1tattoo - disc T@2 feature for Yamaha F1 CD-RW devices

## 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

f1tattoo is the linux console tool to use the Yamaha disc T@2 feature. You won't get satisfying results on Phtalocyanin dye.

## FEATURES

You can disc T@2 with these drives: \
 Yamaha F1 CD-RW, Yamaha F1DX

## DEVICE

can be an IDE, SCSI, SATA, USB or FireWire connected optical drive. Not all SATA controller support all Plextor features.

**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.

**-h, --help**   \
\
 		help. show available options.

**-c, --current**   \
\
 		show current drive settings of selected device

**-s, --supported**   \
\
 		show supported features of selected device

**--tattoo-test**  \
\
 		write DiscT@2 test image

**--tattoo-raw tattoo.raw**  \
\
 		write DiscT@2 using raw data from tattoo.raw file

**--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

## EXAMPLES

**f1tattoo -l**\
\
 		list all available CD- and DVD-devices

**f1tattoo -d /dev/hdc --tattoo-raw filename.raw**\
\
 		writes DiscT@2 using filename.raw file on media in device /dev/hdc       please report man page improvements to T.Maguin@web.de