Re: cdrecord and BIG DISKS - Might help someone

[csj@mindgate.net]

On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 23:08:58 +0000,
Pigeon wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 11:47:37AM +0800, csj@mindgate.net wrote:
> > On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 21:28:16 -0800,
> > Marc Wilson wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 01:34:17AM +0000, Pigeon wrote:
> > > > cdrecord -v -speed=32 dev=x,y,z -dao -isosize filename.raw
> > > 
> > > The hitch was the instruction to cdrecord to write the disc in
> > > DAO mode.  Many many recorders cannot deal with the CUE sheet
> > > they're sent in DAO mode unless they're told the total size of
> > > the image.
> > 
> > What works for me is option "-ignsize":
> > 
> > echo "burn 800MB" ; cdrecord -v dev=lite8 -dao -ignsize cdrom.iso
> 
> Hmm, didn't work for me.
> >From man cdrecord:
> 
>        -ignsize
>               Ignore  the  known size of the medium. This options
>               should be used with extreme care,  it  exists  only
>               for  debugging purposes don't use it for other rea­
>               sons.  It is not needed to write  disks  with  more
>               than the nominal capacity.
> Very odd.

The only odd thing is you're probably right. I put that option
in, after all attempts to burn to burn 800 MB cdr's failed (2
consecutive coasters is above my usual cdrecord average). I'll
have to try -isosize when I get my next batch of 800's.