On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:08:32 -0700 (PDT) Jeff Dickison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dijo:
> On Wed, 18 Apr 2007, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > > On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:41:35 +0800 > > Jerome BENOIT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dijo: > >> John Jason Jordan wrote: > >>> I got burned with this on Ubuntu Edgy, and now it appears I am still > >>> stuck with it under Etch. K3b refuses to burn a file to DVD if the size > >>> of the file exceeds 4 GB. From previous googling I know the problem is > >>> in mkisofs. But I thought that there was a replacement for mkisofs > >>> (growisofs?) > >> correct: you may use groisofs which is not realy a replacement of mkisofs > > Unfortunately, Synaptic lists only mkisofs, and it also says that it is > > just to create a link to genisofs, which is what everyone should be > > using now. But genisofs is not listed in Synaptic. Neither is growisofs. > growisofs is in the dvd+rw-tools package. Yes, I learned that later. And everything on my Etch box and my Feisty boxes is up to date, and both have dvd+rw-tools installed. But neither can burn a DVD if any of the individual files are greater than 4 GB. Evidently there is no fix. And I find that amazing, considering that we have had devices that can burn 4.7 GB per disk for several years now. My new Etch computer has two dual-layer DVD drives that can burn over 8 GB. And blu-ray is available now as well. I'm just kvetching that it's time for Linux to catch up again. Unfortunately, I am not a programmer, so the only "help" I can offer is bitching on the sidelines. :( -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]