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



On Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 07:52:46PM +0000, Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh) wrote:
> If it doesnt work why can we read the following in the docs:
> DVD+RW/+R/-R[W] for Linux
> 
> and
> 
> Q. What are the dvd+rw-tools for?
> A. As implied/already mentionned - to master the DVD media, both +RW/R
>    and -R[W]. .....
> 
> And in the package description:
> Description: DVD+-RW/R tools
>  This package includes a format utility for DVD+-RW media, a frontend
>  to mkisofs for burning DVD+-RW/R and some associated tools.

Maybe the package description is wrong and it should say:
This package includes a format utility for DVD+RW media, a frontend to
mkisofs for burning DVD+-RW/R and some associated tools.

Of course the docs for dvd+rw-tools say that ONLY dvd+rw needs
formating, and growisofs actually auto detects if it hasn't been done
and does it (in a few seconds).  I imagine it probably would auto blank
or overwrite a dvd-rw when asked to (with -Z), just as it does with
dvd+rw.  Otherwise perhaps the dvd+rw-format -blank=full would do the
right thing to a dvd-rw.

Len Sorensen



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