Re: writing to DVD

[M-L <rose_snug@bigpond.com>]

On Friday 09 March 2007 11:05, andy sent this for all our perusal:
>---} Hi all
>---}
>---} Can anyone help me to interpret and fix the following error when I try
>---} to write a DVD in Etch. This approach has always served me well, until
>---} now. I can't see that I am doing anything untoward, but as they say
>---} "many eyes make shallow bugs" ...
>---}
>---} This is the output when  trying to burn a video to DVD:
>---}
>---} ~/DVD/RAW_DVD$ growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/hdc -dvd-video ./dvd
>---} Executing 'mkisofs -dvd-video ./dvd | builtin_dd of=/dev/hdc obs=32k
> seek=0' ---} I: -input-charset not specified, using utf-8 (detected in
> locale settings) ---} Unknown file type (unallocated) ./dvd/.. - ignoring
> and continuing. ---} :-( /dev/hdc: 2295104 blocks are free, 2299899 to be
> written!
>---} :-( write failed: No space left on device
>---}
>---}
>---} I am using a blank DVD so what gives??
>---}
>---} Thanks in (hopeful) anticipation!
>---}
>---} Cheers
>---}
>---} /A
>---}
>---}

Try growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/hdc=./dvd

If not try:-

growisofs -dvd-compat -overburn -Z /dev/hdc=./dvd

If not try:-

growisofs -speed=2 -dvd-compat -Z /dev/hdc=./dvd


Or whatever speed works for your DVD burner.

HTH
Charlie
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