Some more information:
To be able to use the Hitachi DVD-RAM SCSI device as a removable
media you will need a new Linux kernel (i.e. 2.2.14).
The hardware device is recognized as two different devices by the
Linux kernel, one for the CD-ROM capabilities of the DVD-RAM and a
different one for the DVD-RAM re-writable capabilities (this
technique is called "ghosting").
After the kernel recognize your DVD-RAM, you can use the re-writable
device as a disk and create ext2 Linux native file system.
The UDF file system (that is the de facto standard for DVD-RAM) on
Linux is in its "experimental' stage. But if you want to transfer
data between Linux and Windows, then it is your preferable choice.
The following links contain relevant information:
http://www.BitWizard.nl/dvd/:
The DVD-RAM patch page.
http://www.trylinux.com/projects/udf/index.html:
TryLinux.com! - UDF Filesystem
http://www.linuxhq.com/doc23/Configure.help:
http://www.linuxhq.com/doc23/Configure.help
http://www.panasonic.com/industrial_oem/computer/storage/dvd-ram/prods/drivers.htm:
Panasonic OEM DVD-RAM: Device Drivers
http://members.tripod.com/~steve_rothman/DVD-DATA.html:
DVD-DATA List Page
http://www.jsihardware.co.uk/hardware/pandvd/pandvdram.htm:
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Excerpt of message (sent 2 May 2000) by Gal Shalif:
> Hello,
>
> I would suggest a GUI front end for the programs cdrecord/mkisofs.
> I am using such the Gnome 'gtoaster' utility.
>
> Please note that cdrecord will write to the CD in the format of
> iso9660 that is used by CD Recordable and not in the UDF format that
> is used by CD ReWritable.
>
> -- Regards,
> Gal.
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> Excerpt of message (sent 2 May 2000) by Itamar Shtull-Trauring:
> > Is it possible to burn DVD-RWs using a Hitachi drive under Linux? I can't
> > find any software that does (except maybe cdrecord, and the documentation is
> > somewhat lacking.)
> >
> > TIA.
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