I am looking for a debian/linux utility similar to multicd. I need a utility to backup big directories to dvd. The directories are quite big and i need the utility to figure out how to put files on multiple dvds. My k3b works great - but i can not feed it a directory of files and ask it just copy all the files and ask me for a new dvd when you need it.
My multicd gives error : exit thor:/home/mjh# multicd --files /music/disk1/Pictures/ -- Options -- Files to backup: '/music/disk1/Pictures/' Files to exclude: '/dev' '/lost+found' '/mnt' '/proc' '/tmp' '/usr/tmp' '/var/tmp' '/var/tmp/multicd_image_mount' '/var/tmp/multicd_image1' '/var/tmp/multicd_image2' All the rest: addfiles: '0' cd_dev: '/dev/hda' cd_done: 'eject /dev/cdrom' cd_mount: '/mnt/cdrom1' cd_size: '4294967296' cdrecord: 'cdrecord -v blank=all -force speed=4 dev=0,0,0 -data' check_config: '0' compress: '0' compress_level: '6' first_disc: '0' fs_type: 'ext2' help: '0' image_file1: '/var/tmp/multicd_image1' image_file2: '/var/tmp/multicd_image2' image_mount: '/var/tmp/multicd_image_mount/' index_file: '/var/tmp/multicd_index_9-1-2_17:37' maxfile_size: '3221225472' mkfs_opts: '-m 0 -q -F' multi: '1' noburn: '0' only_one: '0' -- Options -- Creating ext2 filesystem on image file... Copying files to CD image... Ready to burn CD number 1. *** Make sure a CD is in the drive. *** About to run cdrecord like this: cdrecord -v blank=all -force speed=4 dev=0,0,0 -data '/var/tmp/multicd_image1' (s)kip CD, (q)uit program, or (c)ontinue? c Checking for an extra image file before the burn starts... Burning your CD... Creating ext2 filesystem on image file... wodim: No write mode specified. wodim: Asuming -tao mode. wodim: Future versions of wodim may have different drive dependent defaults. TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM scsidev: '0,0,0' scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0 scsidev: 'ATA:0,0,0' devname: 'ATA' scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0 Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27 Wodim version: 1.1.2 SCSI buffer size: 64512 atapi: -1 Device type : Removable CD-ROM Version : 0 Response Format: 2 Capabilities : Vendor_info : 'LITE-ON ' Identification : 'DVDRW LH-20A1P ' Revision : 'KL0M' Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW. Current: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording) Profile: 0x002B (DVD+R/DL) Profile: 0x001B (DVD+R) Profile: 0x001A (DVD+RW) Profile: 0x0016 (DVD-R/DL layer jump recording) Profile: 0x0015 (DVD-R/DL sequential recording) Profile: 0x0014 (DVD-RW sequential recording) Profile: 0x0013 (DVD-RW restricted overwrite) Profile: 0x0012 (DVD-RAM) Profile: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording) (current) Profile: 0x0010 (DVD-ROM) Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW) Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R) Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM) Profile: 0x0002 (Removable disk) Using generic SCSI-3/mmc DVD-R(W) driver (mmc_mdvd). Driver flags : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE Supported modes: PACKET SAO Drive buf size : 1182464 = 1154 KB Beginning DMA speed test. Set CDR_NODMATEST environment variable if device communication breaks or freezes immediately after that. FIFO size : 12582912 = 12288 KB Track 01: data 4096 MB Total size: 4704 MB (466:02.02) = 2097152 sectors Lout start: 4704 MB (466:04/02) = 2097152 sectors Current Secsize: 2048 ATIP start of lead in: -150 (00:00/00) Disk type: unknown dye (reserved id code) Manuf. index: -1 Manufacturer: unknown (not in table) Blocks total: 2298496 Blocks current: 2298496 Blocks remaining: 201344 Speed set to 5540 KB/s Waiting for drive to calm down. Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 4.0 in real force unknown mode for single se ssion. Last chance to quit, starting real write 0 seconds. Operation starts. Errno: 0 (Success), blank unit scsi sendcmd: no error CDB: A1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION) Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 30 05 00 00 Sense Key: 0x5 Illegal Request, Segment 0 Sense Code: 0x30 Qual 0x05 (cannot write medium - incompatible format) Fru 0x0 Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid) cmd finished after 0.060s timeout 9600s Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 4.0 in real force unknown mode for single se ssion. No chance to quit anymore. Operation starts. Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready. Performing OPC... Copying files to CD image... Blanking entire disk Errno: 0 (Success), blank unit scsi sendcmd: no error CDB: A1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION) Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 30 05 00 00 Sense Key: 0x5 Illegal Request, Segment 0 Sense Code: 0x30 Qual 0x05 (cannot write medium - incompatible format) Fru 0x0 Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid) cmd finished after 0.005s timeout 9600s wodim: Cannot blank disk, aborting. Writing time: 0.017s Can someone tell me what wodim is ?? how do i fix it ? Again k3b creates a dvd perfectly...but unable to get multicd to create dvds thanks