From: Andy Polyakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Problems when writing DVDs with growisofs Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:43:35 +0200
Hi Andy, thanks for your reply ! > Folks! Do math first! Dataset size was reportedly about 4.4GB, while I/O > error logged at 4GB *exactly*. It can't be some prefetch/pad bug! It > looks as if kernel can't manage volumes larger than 4GB *at all*. Or at > least refuses to... > > > The problem has been "solved" (moved): > > > > For the device of my DVD-burners there was "pktsetup" (for writing to > > DVDRAM) called via a initscript from which I dont know that it was > > aktivated. > > This is misconception. pktsetup is not for DVD-RAM, but for CD-RW packet > writing, but can as well be used with DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite and > DVD+RW [at least as far as I understand]. What data transferrate would you exspect while writing to a DVDRAM? I know, that is slower than DVD+/-RW, since it does verify the data, but with my setup it takes hours to write 4GB... Hardware: LG 4163B (A106 firmware, newest stable) Software: Linux 2.6.17.4 (newest stable) formatted with udf (udftools) Mounted directly (no pktcdvd...) > > Ok, I can now read my DVD successfully and completly. > > So that packet writing module limits volume size to 4GB? Talk to the > maintainer... readcd worked because it bypasses block device and issues > raw read commands to its liking. > > > But it remains the question, why I should not read my my DVDRAM now > > completly... > > You should not have any problems reading or writing DVD-RAM with pkt > module disengaged. Nor should you have problems *reading* any kind of > DVD media and writing with growisofs with pkt module disengaged. A. Yes, if pktdvd disabled everything -- with exception of DVDRAM (see above) -- fine. Kind regards, mcc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]