DVD-RAM: multi-session writing

FreeBSD 4.5. Hitachi DVD-RAM drive I have to support writing files to a DVD-RAM in a Windows compatible mode. Normally I would treat the thing as a slow HD and read and write at my leisure, but Windows does not play nicely with UFS. So I came upon the solution of writing an ISO image out to t

Binding a Process to a specific CPU

I am currently playing with a dual CPU machine. With 4.5, is there a way to guarantee that two specific processes never end up on the same processor? Or does this question betray my fundamental ignorance of how processes are allocated on an SMP based machine? Thanks much, Charles Peterman

duplication of large files to memory disk problem

ether it is a slice or a dedicated disk. Duplicating the file using dd, the same problem occurs. top shows dd hung on MD SEC. Duplicating files to the memory disk of sizes up to 81 MB has been successful. Any further information provided upon request. All helpful suggestions gratefully acc