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Date:      Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:11:55 +0100 (CET)
From:      Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
To:        regis505 <regis505@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: how to create a DVD backup filesystem?
Message-ID:  <20090126221139.O1523@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
In-Reply-To: <21673928.post@talk.nabble.com>
References:  <20090123011043.GA86638@thought.org> <497954FE.8050206@gmail.com> <20090123074516.GC96433@thought.org> <20090123091407.0485db35.freebsd@edvax.de> <20090124034209.GA31215@thought.org> <21673928.post@talk.nabble.com>

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> I was curious to tar directly to a blank dvd+rw. I tried:
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>  tar -cvf /dev/cd1  root0-090107.gz root1-090116.gz
>  a root0-090107.gz
>  a root1-090116.gz
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> I got the prompt back but the dvd device stays busy (on the unit, the light
> flashes non stop). Any ideas?
>
perform ANY read from the drive and that's all :)



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