Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
SnapafunFrank wrote:
It sounds like the directory structure is there, but not the data it points to. I don't know much about DVD writers, but I have run into this when burning CDs. Sometimes I can get around it by burning at a slower speed, but sometimes the only fix is to use a different brand of blank media. It shouldn't make a difference, but some drives like one brand of media better then another. And it may be the generic media that burns well, and the more expensive "brand name" media that fails.Back again.
Everything seemed to burn OK and I can see the whole file structure when I mount the dvd disc.
However, I am unable to open any files. They are listed OK, but as user or root I cannot open them. I get the error message re:
An error occurred while loading file:/mnt/dvd-rw/Bash/HOWTO/Advanced Bash-Scripting HOWTO.html:
Could not read file /mnt/dvd-rw/Bash/HOWTO/Advanced Bash-Scripting HOWTO.html
It was the "Could not read......." bit that had me open konqueror from konsole as root, but the same result.
Any ideas anyone ?
I end up keeping a couple different brands of blank media here, because the burners I use don't agree on what media they like best.
Mikkel
Right : A bit of an update.
First, I agree with Mikkel's statement about disc brand. Some are to cheap and nasty to rely upon.
I switched brands and now have no problems filling up a dvd with xcdroast.
I switched back to the cheap ones and burned at speed = 1.0 and they then worked. However, I'm reluctant to trust them now with backups as I am not convinced that they will last. So..... "spend the buck and your burn won't suck" ? [ Sorry - could not resist.]
I have looked for a DVD backup howto and have not found anything suitable.
Could someone here point me in the right direction to find a direct way of backing up the current operating system only, and burning it directly to dvd ?
Traps I have discovered so far involve tar'ing things
( though this is OK I prefer not to tar things at present but look at "splitting" between dvds )
but when I :
#tar -cvzf /backup.tar.gz /
the whole " / " partition AND all the mount points get backed up and this includes my slave drive, windows partition and another Mandrake installation from the past ~ some 60gigs worth. Something I'm not keen to do or try at this point.
I simply want to back up the current system with a view of formating and installing Mandrake10.1 onto a clean system. The dvd then could be used as a reference media .
And yes, I am interested in the tar way for normal system backups going directly to dvd for later use.
Also, selective or updated backup methods that involve simply updating the backup'ed files onto a dvd-rw. ( The " - " is intended here as this Sony 4.7GB DVD-RW is one that works for me faultlessly using xcdroast. )
Er.... enough for now me thinks.
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Regards
SnapafunFrank
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