From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 11 20:17:41 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A3CF16A47B for ; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:17:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 289F213C468 for ; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:17:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id lBBKHbeO028995; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:17:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id lBBKHb6B028994; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:17:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline) Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:17:36 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: Randy Pratt Message-ID: <20071211201736.GB28415@thought.org> References: <20071211082149.GA23613@thought.org> <20071211072947.2949077f.bsd-unix@embarqmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20071211072947.2949077f.bsd-unix@embarqmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21 of service to the Unix community. Cc: Gary Kline , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: still no luck in coping a 6 G dvd to a 4.7 dvd... 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: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:17:41 -0000 On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 07:29:47AM -0500, Randy Pratt wrote: > On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:21:49 -0800 > Gary Kline wrote: > > > > > Guys, I've set up a test account which is pure KDE. Still, > > using both my Pioneer and the Lite-on burners, no luck in burning > > a DVD that is larger than thee default. This time I'm using a > > documentary that I own, so there is nothing wrong in making a > > backup. Results: Same thing as happened with the other > > commercially created DVD. > > > > K3B reads the disk flawlessly, but growisofs fails (perhaps) to do > > its thing. In any case, the program complains that there is not > > enough space on the blank and spits out the disk. > > > > I've tried replacing "auto" with "generic-mmc-raw" on the Lit-On > > burner. Nope. Anybody other suggestions? > > It may be that the source DVD is using some compression method to > fit the content on a 4.7G DVD. The size of the original DVD can > be checked with "dvd+rw-mediainfo" (sysutils/dvd+rw-tools), ex: The source is just over 6GB. bOth of my devices play them. k3b gave the exact number, but it is over 6.1 G. > > # dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/cd0 > > If the source DVD is a 4.7G DVD then the simplest way might be to > first make a duplicate image with "dd", for example: > > # dd bs=2048 if=/dev/cd0 of=duplicate.iso Ah, ok, this is what k3b put in /ust/tmp/kde-kline/foo.iso. I decided to just-leave it for now. Only my source DVDs are around 6G rather than 4.7G. > > This should produce an image of suitable size in the current > directory to fit on another DVD which can be burned with > "growisofs" (sysutils/dvd +rw-tools): > > # growisofs -dvd-compat -speed=4 -Z /dev/cd0=duplicate.iso > > The preceeding commands are only examples and may need to be > adjusted for your hardware/situation. > I'm going to have to man -t the man page and read offline. Looks like I'll need to compress the source. On Sunday, Michel Talon mentioned "dvdshrink"; locate doesn't find it. thanks much, Randy, gary > HTH, > > Randy > -- -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org