Re: [Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-12-02 Thread Alan Brown
On Sat, 29 Nov 2008, michael riehemann wrote: it´s great to have backups forever Forever is relative. DVD R/RW and CD R/RW are both fragile media if not kept under optimum conditions (cool dark place, a film refridgerator is best) AB

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-11-29 Thread Jari Fredriksson
Jari Fredriksson wrote: All very true. Great. I suggest that waiting slightly longer than you did is generally a good idea. A period of 24 hours isn't best practice. I wrote my query to Users 8th november with a Subject Strange DVD backup problem. Before that I wrote under Subject

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-11-29 Thread Nils Blanck-Wehde
Hello everyone, I am trying hard to get DVD backups working as well. I posted about this to the list last week (topic: ERR=Could not mount DVD device), unfortunately with no reply so far. It looks like backing up to DVD isn't a very common thing around here... If anyone actually did manage

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-11-29 Thread Dan Langille
Jari Fredriksson wrote: Jari Fredriksson wrote: All very true. Great. I suggest that waiting slightly longer than you did is generally a good idea. A period of 24 hours isn't best practice. I wrote my query to Users 8th november with a Subject Strange DVD backup problem. Before

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-11-29 Thread Jari Fredriksson
Jari: Think whatever you want. I've said my bit. Take it as you will. I look forward to your patches. Best wishes. For patches. Tell me about the plan, if you know it. When recycling a DVD media Bacula writes a 0 bytes length label file, and documents that it is how it should be.

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-11-29 Thread John Drescher
For patches. Tell me about the plan, if you know it. When recycling a DVD media Bacula writes a 0 bytes length label file, and documents that it is how it should be. When mounting a DVD media Bacula tries to read the label file, and complains if it is 0 bytes and has no data. Is that the

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-11-29 Thread Jari Fredriksson
For patches. Tell me about the plan, if you know it. When recycling a DVD media Bacula writes a 0 bytes length label file, and documents that it is how it should be. When mounting a DVD media Bacula tries to read the label file, and complains if it is 0 bytes and has no data. Is

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-11-29 Thread michael riehemann
I could have bought a hard disk with much more capacity then the discs provide, but... it´s great to have backups forever - if some of my costumer ask for a file from one or two years ago, i can say - ok, let me have a look, maybe it is possible. Michael Am 29.11.2008 um 19:12 schrieb

[Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-11-28 Thread Jari Fredriksson
I went from tape to DVD a month ago, and everything failed. Bug reports: http://bugs.bacula.org/view.php?id=1184 http://bugs.bacula.org/view.php?id=1186 Yahoo! Google! I downgraded to 2.2.8 for the dir/stored server, and I made it! Backup successful! I don't remember when was it, but the

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-11-28 Thread Jari Fredriksson
No, sorry. Next job fails now with message 29-Nov 04:27 wellington-sd JobId 8982: Fatal error: dvd.c:580 Error writing. Current part less than total number of parts (5/5, device=DVD_RW (/dev/hdc)) 5 is less than 5 and it fails. Dammit. I went from tape to DVD a month ago, and everything

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-11-28 Thread Dan Langille
Jari Fredriksson wrote: I went from tape to DVD a month ago, and everything failed. Bug reports: http://bugs.bacula.org/view.php?id=1184 http://bugs.bacula.org/view.php?id=1186 Yahoo! Google! I downgraded to 2.2.8 for the dir/stored server, and I made it! Backup successful! I

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-11-28 Thread Jari Fredriksson
Sorry, I can't help you. But in general, you're better off seeking help here first before you file a bug report. see http://www.bacula.org/en/?page=support cheers Cheers. That page was about different kind ofsupport for Bacula. 1. Professional Support. I don't want Professional,

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-11-28 Thread Dan Langille
Jari Fredriksson wrote: Sorry, I can't help you. But in general, you're better off seeking help here first before you file a bug report. see http://www.bacula.org/en/?page=support cheers Cheers. That page was about different kind ofsupport for Bacula. Yes. This mailing list is one

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-11-28 Thread Jari Fredriksson
The main point was: please post here and seek help *before* filing a bug report. http://www.bacula.org/en/?page=bugs is also quite clear on this point. regards. :) And that is all I have done. I started this with writing to users. All help I got was Yes I have the same problem.

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD backup problems gone!

2008-11-28 Thread Dan Langille
Jari Fredriksson wrote: The main point was: please post here and seek help *before* filing a bug report. http://www.bacula.org/en/?page=bugs is also quite clear on this point. regards. :) And that is all I have done. I started this with writing to users. All help I got was Yes I