Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 04:12:37 +0900 (JST) From: Tod McQuillin <devin@spamcop.net> To: Tim Bunce <Tim.Bunce@pobox.com> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: This here DVD-RAM thing Message-ID: <20040221040244.B43271@plexi.pun-pun.prv> In-Reply-To: <20040220112108.GC90228@dansat.data-plan.com> References: <E1AtuwA-000J15-NE@dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk> <20040220112108.GC90228@dansat.data-plan.com>
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On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Tim Bunce wrote: > Can someone recommend a good quality DVD-RAM that'll work well with > FreeBSD? Or point me to some where I can read some comparative reviews. DVD-RAM is just one of many rewritable DVD media standards and it's one that seems to be falling to the wayside somewhat. These days, DVD-RW and DVD+RW seem to be gaining more popularity. I've been meaning to write up a report on my experiences using the Plextor PX-708A DVD writer with 4-stable but I haven't got around to it yet. But let me just summarise by saying that this is a great drive and works flawlessly with FreeBSD (but make sure you upgrade the firmware to the latest version first). A quick summary: Specs here: http://www.plextor.com/english/products/708A.html Runs fine with UDMA33 (put hw.ata.atapi_dma=1 in /boot/loader.conf) Configure your kernel with ATAPICAM. You can burn iso filesystems with growisofs (sysutils/dvd+rw-tools in ports). I've successfully newfs'd and mounted ufs filesystems on DVD+RW media. It doesn't support DVD-RAM though, only DVD-R and DVD+R (and RW formats). -- Tod McQuillin
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