Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:45:59 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to create a DVD backup filesystem? Message-ID: <20090126004559.GB38834@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20090125023544.GD6405@phenom.cordula.ws> References: <20090123011043.GA86638@thought.org> <497954FE.8050206@gmail.com> <497a08f0.M7aLYVzoum%2Bg95mw%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <20090125020349.47c3eb68.freebsd@edvax.de> <20090125015632.GD31215@thought.org> <20090125023544.GD6405@phenom.cordula.ws>
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On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 03:35:44AM +0100, cpghost wrote: > On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 05:56:33PM -0800, Gary Kline wrote: > > Now that I have > > > > cdr.iso: ISO 9660 CD-ROM filesystem data 'CDROM > > 642848 -rw-r--r-- 1 kline wheel 657922048 Jan 24 15:34 cdr.iso > > > > what is the safest command to use to burn to 1. a CD, and 2. a > > DVD? Since `file' says that cdr.iso is a filesystem, I'm > > assuming that I don't need to grow or newfs anything on the disc. > > In addition to the cdrecord examples shown earlier, you can also > simply use burncd: > > # burncd -f /dev/acd0 -s max data cdr.iso fixate > > But remember one thing: don't try to mix and match accesses to > /dev/acd0 and /dev/cd0. IIRC, there are (were?) some issues with > using ATAPI and ATAPICAM drivers simultaneously. > > If you prefer to stick to ATAPICAM (recommended), use cdrecord > to write to the virtual device represending the burner. Use > cdrecord's -scanbus option (as root!) to find out: > > phenom# cdrecord -scanbus > Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (amd64-unknown-freebsd7.1) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 > Jörg Schilling > Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'. > scsibus0: > 0,0,0 0) * > 0,1,0 1) 'Optiarc ' 'DVD RW AD-7203A ' '1.01' Removable CD-ROM > 0,2,0 2) * > 0,3,0 3) * > 0,4,0 4) * > 0,5,0 5) * > 0,6,0 6) * > 0,7,0 7) * > > This would then be on that machine: > > # cdrecord -v speed=8 dev=0,1,0 cdr.iso > > To burn to a DVD, use growisofs, using something like this: > > # growisofs -dvd-compat -speed=8 -Z /dev/cd0=cdr.iso > > Regards, > -cpghost. > > -- > Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/ Thanks for the clue. I remember "some sort of cmd" that told me that my second drive was (I thought) 1,1,0... but wasn't abs certain. Your ``cdrecord -scanbus'' did the trick:: Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'. scsibus1: 1,0,0 100) 'PIONEER ' 'DVD-RW DVR-112D' '1.21' Removable CD-ROM 1,1,0 101) 'LITE-ON ' 'DVDRW LH-20A1P ' 'KL0N' Removable CD-ROM 1,2,0 102) * 1,3,0 103) * 1,4,0 104) * 1,5,0 105) * 1,6,0 106) * 1,7,0 107) * Being new to this burning discs as backup, i didn't want to risk trying my second burner. (seeing smoke coming from the drive or whatever... ;) Now I'm set to try. gary -- 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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