On Thu, Jan 06, 2000 at 00:39:35 -0500, John W. DeBoskey wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The subject pretty much asks the question. I'm looking for
> anyone who has used or tried to use the new Pioneer DVR-S201
> 2nd Generation 4.7GB DVD-Writer on FreeBSD/cdrecord.
>
> I've looked at the current cdrecord support page and I don't
> see this drive listed. I've also search deja for any references
> to this drive and cdrecord and could not find any.
>
> From perusing the cdrecord pages, it looks like it should be
> possible to simply create a very large iso9660 filesystem and then
> burn it... Basically, a really big cdrom. I'm currently only
> interested in disk-at-once writing.
The main question is probably what interface does the drive use? Does it
use the same sort of write/fixate process that CD-R's use? DVD-RAM drives
use a standard read/write interface, but they're more like a standard
optical drive in interface.
My guess is that it acts kinda like a CD-R, but it's hard to say without
specs of some sort. I'd suggest that you contact Joerg Schilling
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and see what he has to say about it.
He may ask for at least a loner drive and specs from Pioneer in order to
support it.
If it does use the standard read/write interface, and not a CD-R type
interface, let me know, and I can probably get you up and running.
BTW, the suggested retail price is amazingly high -- $5400. I suppose it
could be to discourage people from copying movies, or it could just be
because it's the only DVD-R drive on the market. (is it?)
Ken
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