Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 25 May 1999 06:02:31 +0000 | Subject | Re: CD-RW & DVD-RAM | From | Cameron Simpson <> |
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On 24 May 1999, in message <374939B2.D284993F@guideguide.com> Christof Damian <cdamian@guideguide.com> wrote: | Ben Fennema wrote: | > But the fs is just one part of writing the a CD-RW. | > Support for packet writing has to be added to the cdrom driver (or | > something). | > | > Otherwise pulling the same stunt as people have been doing for | > DVD-RAM is possible, but you only get 83 meg on a disc. | > (Formating a disc with 1 block/packet). | | Which stunt ist that ? How are DVD-RAMs supported by linux at the | moment ?
A few. They're not in the mainstream kernel. Well, specificly:
- the UDF fs is still sort of alpha - Ben's the dude here
- most DVD-RAMs, instead of appearing as two SCSI LUNs, one a CD-ROM and one a rewritable removable drive, appear as one device; there're a few patchs floating about to make the kernel recognise the vendor strings and make two entries. I am using this approach happily with a Creative DVD-RAM.
Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson, DoD#743 cs@zip.com.au http://www.zip.com.au/~cs/
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