Re: dvd+rw-tools and dvdrecord problem / solution

[Will Dyson <will.dyson@gmail.com>]

On 9/14/05, Bill Brown <wbrown@accesscomm.ca> wrote:
>  
>  I've been tinkering with the dvdrecord and dvd+rw-tools packages trying to
> get a good dvd burn backup process going, and I found what appears to be a
> bug in the dvd+rw-format tool.
>  
>  Problem:
>  
>  Issuing a "dvd+rw-format <cdrw device designation>" is supposed to start
> formatting and then after a minute or so, move the format process to the
> background, and then format on the fly as you add data.  >From the page
> http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/

<snip>

>  However, using the dvd+rw-format on my Memorex DVD-RWs, it starts

I think your use of DVD-RWs is the problem. The dvd+rw-format tool is
only useful for +RW discs. As you've discovered, a -RW DVD disc is
more like a high-capacity CDRW.

-- 
Will Dyson