problems writing a large file to DVD+R Double Layer disk

[Kish Shen <kish.shen@crosscoreop.com>]

Hi,
[I sent this message several hours ago from another email address, but it has not appear yet, so
I am trying again with a different e-mail address]

I am trying to write a .ts file to a DVD+R Double Layer disk, so far without success. The file has a size of 4613734320. I issue the command:

growisofs -Z /dev/sr1 -R -J  pd

where pd is where my files are.

I get the message:

mkisofs: Value too large for defined data type. File pd/....ts  is too large - ignoring

and the file is not written. This is with growisofs version 7.0, and mkisofs 2.01.01a24

I updated my growisofs and mkisofs to these versions because those that came with my Linux (growisofs: version 5.17, mkisofs: 2.01a27) does not recognise the DVD+R DL media:

linux:/home/kish # growisofs -Z /dev/sr1 -R -J pd
:-( /dev/sr1: media is not recognized as recordable DVD: 2B


My system configuration is:

OS: SuSe Linux 9.1, with kernel 2.6.11.4

DVD Writer: LG GSA 5163D

For now, I just want to write the file as a data file to the disk, so I am not worried about DVD compatibility.

Thanks in advance for any help/information on how I can write the file to the disk!

Cheers,

Kish