Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:32:01 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: how to create a DVD backup filesystem? Message-ID: <20090125023201.GE31215@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20090125025346.3c67b14b.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20090123011043.GA86638@thought.org> <20090123170407.A38136@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20090125000258.GB31215@thought.org> <20090125025346.3c67b14b.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 02:53:46AM +0100, Polytropon wrote: > On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:02:58 -0800, Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> wrote: > > After a dozen failures, your earlier post did work. I did a > > mkdir cdr; cp'd hundreds of megs into it, then ran mkisofs. And > > lastly ran dvdisaster against the iso file to get an ECC listing. > > > > Now to find out how to burn this image to a CD or DVD.... > > There are several possibilities. The hard way? :-) > > 1. Record on CD-R(W) > > a) FreeBSD's burncd > > % burncd -e -v -s 16 -f /dev/acd0 data cdr.iso fixate > > b) The port cdrtools (includes cdrecord) > > % cdrecord dev=1,0,0 speed=16 -v -eject -tao -data cdr.iso > > 2. Record on DVD+-*/R(W) > > The port dvd+rw-tools (includes growisofs) > > growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvd=cdr.iso > > This example implies the following setting in /etc/devfs.conf: > > link cd0 dvd > > Alter device to fit your needs. > > As aleays, check the manpages. They're helpful and include kind-of > copy & paste examples. > > Note that 1 b) and 2 need atapicam (in kernel or via kldload). > > For 1 b), you can check which SCSI ID corresponds to your recorder > using the command > > % camcontrol devlist > > Have in mind that permissions have to be set correctly in order to > access these devices for writing. It's intended to be that way. :-) > > Finally, check the optimal writing speed for your CDs and DVDs. > > > > > So long as this is readable on FBSD, Linux, or a Mac, I'll be > > happy. > > These platforms will read everything that has been mentioned in > this thread already, because they're real operating systems (and > not excuses for being none). :-) > > I think the ISO-9660 + RockRidge is the most comfortable way for > what you intend - allthough the tar method (or even the UFS method) > won't be any problem here. But as I said, maximum compatibility is > always welcome for backups. > Max, yes, even if all I have is DOS :-) Thanks very much. I do have dvd linked in /etc/devfs.conf, as well as the atapi/cam/SCSI xpt stuff compiled in. So the last step would seem to be simply mousing in your cdrecord for my CD's. Probably use a seperate script for the DVD's and growiofs. gary > > > -- > Polytropon > From Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 2.23a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php
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