Re: dvd+rw-tools and dvdrecord problem / solution
On 9/16/05, ael <law_ence.dev@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 10:55:56PM -0400, Will Dyson wrote:
> >
> >>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.
>
> The original version indeed only supported +rw, but -rw has been fully
> supported for a long time now. But I admit that I have used it only on
> i386 architecture.
Right. The growisofs program fully supports burning to -rw. However,
the -rw format does not require the same format operation that a +rw
does. Therefor, the dvd+rw-format tool is not useful with -rw discs.
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Will Dyson
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