Re: [Dvdrtools-users] growisofs

[Xavier Neys]

Ted Huntington wrote:

 ...snip...

> I read in an earlier post by address@hidden that
> cdrecord-wrapper.sh works for Sony DRU-500A (I have DRX-500U).  Why the
> key and no source to use cdrecord-prodvd?  I am surprised that there is
> no open source cd/dvd recording program, all that is being done is open,
> fwrite, and close....perhaps the iso9660/udf formatting is difficult?  I
> hope Linus addresses DVD+R packet writing now that he has more time.  A
> good variety of audio and video recording, playing and editing software
> for Linux is either not included in the main distributions or does not
> exist.
> 
> Ted
> 
> 

I use a patched cdrecord to burn DVD-R and DVD-RW on a NEC ND-1300a with 
original firmware 1.05
Works like a charm at 4x speed for -R and 2x for -RW (haven't seen any -RW 4x)
I still use version 2.01a05 but there is already a patch for the latest 2.01a16 
at
http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~warly/files/cdrtools/archives/

I also use dvd+rw-tools to burn DVD+RW and again no problem at all at 2.4x speed
I haven't got any DVD+R media, yet.
It is reported that dvd+rw-tools could also burn DVD-RW media but I haven't 
experimented yet.

Anyway, with a recent patched cdrecord and dvd+rw-tools you can burn any media 
under Linux which I think is great,
specially when you do not have _any_ copy of Windows lying around.
I use Gentoo, BTW.

Haven't touched a WINDow$ box in two years, never seen XP, couldn't feel better 
;-)

Greetings,
Xavier