From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 9 02:47:40 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8228D16A417 for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:47:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from punosevac@math.arizona.edu) Received: from smtp224.math.arizona.edu (smtp224.math.arizona.edu [128.196.224.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6085813C447 for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:47:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from punosevac@math.arizona.edu) Received: from Debian-exim by smtp224.math.arizona.edu with local-bsmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1J1CDn-0007PL-OA for questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:48:53 -0700 Received: from 71-220-152-133.tcsn.qwest.net ([71.220.152.133] helo=.domain.actdsltmp) by smtp224.math.arizona.edu with esmtpsa (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.50) id 1J1CCz-0007Ov-BR; Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:47:57 -0700 Message-ID: <475B5710.1040403@math.arizona.edu> Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:46:40 -0700 From: Predrag Punosevac User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070916) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gary Kline , questions@freebsd.org References: <20071208210331.GA1241@thought.org> <475B0A21.5000708@math.arizona.edu> <20071208215715.GA1543@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20071208215715.GA1543@thought.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ACL-Warn: The HELO/EHLO greeting .domain.actdsltmp is invalid X-Outgoing-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) Cc: Subject: Re: copying DVD material :: somewhat OT. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:47:40 -0000 Gary Kline wrote: > On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 02:18:25PM -0700, Predrag Punosevac wrote: > >> Gary Kline wrote: >> >>> Folks, >>> >>> IFF k3b works, and I think it might, I'll put up a howto >>> on my bsd virtual site. Make this domain more useful. >>> The help from this group has been outstanding, but getting things >>> CD and DVD actually working has been a study in persseverancce. >>> >>> That said, first,if there is a website for total dweebs, please >>> post it; or send it privately. I just bought some "Memorex >>> DVD+RW" ; I want to record a 117 minute commercial DVD. >>> On the back on the DVDs is says these are only good for 60 minutes >>> in great qualty; it is good up to 120 minutes, and so on. >>> Nutshell: how good will k3b and my Pioneer burner do on dubbing >>> this professioally recorded disc? Also, Does thw "RW" mean tthat >>> I can re-tape over this with another edu DVD? >>> >>> gary >>> >>> PS: I much prefer analogue cassettes; I've been taping stuff >>> since I taped "American Bandstand" off the TV :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> I wrote K3b how to >> http://www.bsd-srbija.org/dokumentacija/doku.php/rezanje_cd_i_dvd_diskova_pomo%C4%87u_k3b >> but you will need little bit of Serbian language to read it. >> > > > Actually, my best friend for > 30 years comes from [ what was ] > Yugoslavia; so he could surely help me with the translation. > > I think I have the k3b stuff actually workinng. As of late FFriday > night, k3b ran thru all of its tests. That wasn't my question. > I want to know > more about what DVD blanks are good,better,best, and whether it is > worth "wasting" a blank DVD in trying to copy a DVD that I borrowed > from the library. > > I've googled arouund, tryiiing to get some kind of specs that an > EE can understand ... even if he kknows nothing about figital > video. > > I think that duplicating DVDs works like a charm on FreeBSD but I think there is a better software in ports for that of K3b which is kind a all in one generic GUI application. This is also a useful link http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html if you are trying to understand DVD business. There are definitely people on this mailing list or on OpenBSD mailing list (I do not remember any more as I am on both mailing lists) who have fantastic knowledge of DVD writable medias, proprietary Video Formats and various issues that come with that including the issues of regional coding and by that I do not mean just USA vs Europe or Asia. Even inside of U. S. where I have being g living for the past 12 years there are many different regional formats. I am clueless about it. As a mathematician I am probably much less capable of understanding DVD technical issues than you. To be perfectly honest as a professional mathematician I am very concern with the status of TeX port and the fact that two years after teTeX was abolished by TeX community in favor of TeXLive there are no even indication that the TeXLive will be ported to FreeBSD. Even in the most crude form (4 packages) as it is done in OpenBSD would be better than noting. Of course the Debian way (30 or so packages) would be my preferable way as TeXLive is developing really rapidly in some areas. My knowledge of porting is unfortunately inadequate to be able to help with such a major project. Cheers, Predrag > thanks for your email; it was one of the postings that helped me > get atapicam stuff *working* > > :-) > > gary > > > >> Actually probably you could follow article even if you do not speak >> Serbian as the language is generic and there are only three important >> steps you need to do. >> >> Step 1 Editing your /boot/loader.conf file with >> >> atapicam_load="YES" >> hw.ata.ata_dma="1" >> hw.ata.atapi_dma="1" >> >> since FreeBSD is using atapicam device to write DVD >> >> >> Step 2 Edit your /etc/devfs.conf with various permission. Most of those >> are needed for a work station anyway >> >> perm /dev/acd0 0666 >> perm /dev/cd0 0666 >> >> # Commonly used by many ports >> >> link cd0 cdrom >> link cd0 dvd >> link cd0 rdvd >> >> link acd0 cdrom >> link acd0 dvd >> link acd0 rdvd >> >> # Misc other devices >> >> perm cdrom 0666 >> perm dvd 0666 >> perm rdvd 0666 >> perm xpt0 0666 >> perm pass0 0666 >> >> >> Step 3 Edit your /etc/fstab file if you want to use K3b as a normal user >> since the disk has to be mounted on the mount point which belong to you >> >> >> [pedja@ /usr/home/Pedja]$ more /etc/fstab >> #These are my options >> /dev/cd0 /usr/home/Pedja/mnt/cdrom cd9660 rw, noauto 0 0 >> /dev/acd0 /usr/home/Pedja/mnt/cdrom cd9660 rw, noauto 0 0 >> >> >> >> You do not need HAL for things to work but is not going to heart. >> >> >> Also read >> >> make showinfo /usr/ports/sysutils/k3b >> >> Best, >> Predrag >> >> >> >> >> >> > >