-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Carlos E. R. wrote: > > The Tuesday 2007-10-16 at 13:18 -0400, Jorge Fábregas wrote: > >> Hello guys, >
<snip> > > It would also be possible to burn the tar file "raw", meaning absolutely > no directory overhead: > > growisofs -Z /dev/dvd=sometarfile.tar -dvd-compat -speed=8 > > this way you can burn the 4700 MB. Of course, reading it back needs a > little trick (use dd, not mount). You do not need dd (or mount), tar with with the DVD/CD device name as target does it nicely for reading (and writing). I would expect multi-volume tar to work in the same way as it would with a tape device in this scenario... One can effectively treat a writeable DVD/CD as datastream media (i.e. like a tape Basically the track layout is the same as that of a vinyl record, a long spiral, not a block and sector layout like a floppy or HD..). > > -- Cheers, > Carlos E. R. - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHFiO+asN0sSnLmgIRAtnRAKDvaMNlmFMVUWcQNhcCXi4b//unYACgzrNo 9U00jvmMAJxETxAMWSGDe8c= =F7ce -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
