On 19. July 2004 at 6:32PM -0500, Patrick Albuquerque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi ppl, got to put a dvd rw and cd-rw working in the same > > computer, i have allready a cd-rw working but have no clue > > where to start with the dvd rw, i have install the dvdplusrw > > package, by the way im runing woody, but the docs are not as > > clear as I need them. In some places it talks about a kernel > > patch but in others it claims that it can be done without > > one. Does any one knows a good howto to go streight to the > > dvd rw config, I only need it to write data no video o > > anything else. The kernel patch isn't necessary if you'd just like the dvd writer to work like an "oversized" cd writer. I think you need the patch if you want to do something like "cp file /mnt/dvd/". The debian package has been renamed dvd+rw-tools in testing and unstable. > Works ok for me with stock 2.6 kernel. > > # growisofs -Z /dev/scd0/ -R -J ~/backup This also works without ide-scsi emulation (ide-cd interface): $ growisofs -Z /dev/hdd -R -J ~/backup > See http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
