Hi James,
Did you ever resolve your issue? Did you do the suggestions that Felix
pointed out?
> You may not need one. What CPU do you have?
>lscpu
>inxi -S
Run these above commands and paste each one here, then report back
Joe B
James Freer composed on 2024-08-21 15:15 (UTC+0100):
> I realise 32 bit is going but i haven't the cash at
> present to consider a new PC.
You may not need one. What CPU do you have?
lscpu
inxi -S
Both of these will report CPU model, from which you can tell if indeed it only
su
Le 21/08/2024 à 15:44, didier gaumet a écrit :
[...]
it is nontheless 64 bits hardware.
Hey, reread your prose before posting, man! ;-)
=> nonetheless
Le 21/08/2024 à 15:15, James Freer a écrit :
My apologies
No need to apologize :-)
I should have remembered that traditional installation medias are rarer
amongst user-friendly distros like Ubuntu that provide primarily live-medias
i thought this image was a live image and that was what i
On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 at 13:29, didier gaumet wrote:
>
> Le 21/08/2024 à 14:15, James Freer a écrit :
>
> > I was hoping i was doing the right thing with this live DVD. I realise
> > 32 bit is going but i just wanted to test the hardware. I can't risk a
> > hard disk
Le 21/08/2024 à 14:28, didier gaumet a écrit :
[...]
- You can use a Debian installation image as a repair image to start a
shell that permits you to verify some basic points (no GUI...)
[...]
...without installing anything on the disk(s)...
Hi,
i wrote:
> Is your machine really so old that it won't run a 64-bit Debian ?
> In your situation i would just try one from:
> https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/bt-hybrid/
I gave the wrong link. Sorry. (The above is for BitTorrent download).
Correct for direct download
Le 21/08/2024 à 14:15, James Freer a écrit :
I was hoping i was doing the right thing with this live DVD. I realise
32 bit is going but i just wanted to test the hardware. I can't risk a
hard disk install until i have leave from work and can spend the
necessary time on an installation.
Hi,
James Freer wrote:
> > For a live DVD install as i want to check the hardware is okay i tried
> > using debian-12.5-i386-DVD-1.iso. This i presume would just spin up
> > but it has asked for partitioning etc
> Seems odd to ask for partitioning on a liveDVD.
debian-12.5-
On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 at 13:02, Michael Kjörling wrote:
>
> On 21 Aug 2024 12:52 +0100, from jrjfr...@gmail.com (James Freer):
> > For a live DVD install as i want to check the hardware is okay i tried
> > using debian-12.5-i386-DVD-1.iso. This i presume would just spin up
> &
Am 21.08.2024 um 13:52 schrieb James Freer:
> i tried
> using debian-12.5-i386-DVD-1.iso
This is an installation image (the first of a whole set).
What you want is a live iso such as for example:
debian-live-12.6.0-i386-xfce.iso
unfortunately, i could only dig up
https://cdimage.debi
On 21 Aug 2024 12:52 +0100, from jrjfr...@gmail.com (James Freer):
> For a live DVD install as i want to check the hardware is okay i tried
> using debian-12.5-i386-DVD-1.iso. This i presume would just spin up
> but it has asked for partitioning etc which suggests it is going to do
>
Hi folks
I have an old machine i want to try debian on for the first time. I
understand that one can use the net install for a straight hard disk
install.
For a live DVD install as i want to check the hardware is okay i tried
using debian-12.5-i386-DVD-1.iso. This i presume would just spin up
On 8/2/24 09:11, DdB wrote:
If all you have is swap space or outdated crap, then back it up and do
whatever you like. GPT is no must, if the disk is below 2TB in size and
UEFI no option.
If you have >4 partitions, then except for booting and recalcitrant OS
installers, GPT is easier to deal wi
Am 02.08.2024 um 19:34 schrieb Łukasz Kalamłacki:
> If you need to boot initrd without iso you an try this:
Oops, i should read more carefully ...
idk, why complicate matters.
the boot files for i386 are located here:
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-i386/20230607+de
Am 02.08.2024 um 19:34 schrieb Łukasz Kalamłacki:
> If you need to boot initrd without iso you an try this:
Oops, i should read more carefully ...
idk, why complicate matters.
the boot files for i386 are located here:
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-i386/20230607+de
If you need to boot initrd without iso you an try this:
https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/debian-installer/i386/initrd.gz
https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/debian-installer/i386/linux
On
Am 02.08.2024 um 18:48 schrieb Anssi Saari:
> Richard Owlett writes:
>
>> I was hoping I could somehow tell grub to run an installer's ISO image.
>> I think the posted links will lead me adequately.
>
> I have actually tried that. The ISO image needs a little special support
> so that after the
Richard Owlett writes:
> I was hoping I could somehow tell grub to run an installer's ISO image.
> I think the posted links will lead me adequately.
I have actually tried that. The ISO image needs a little special support
so that after the kernel has booted and initrd loaded, it needs to be
able
Hi,
Could you give as more information about these systems on which you wish
to install Bookworm?
Newer distribution of Linux has a lot bigger resources consumption that
old one.
I would like to get:
RAM size, CPU type, HDD size.
Bookworm requirements are available here:
https://wiki.de
Am 02.08.2024 um 14:34 schrieb Richard Owlett:
> During initial installation of Debian Squeeze (or later) would I have
> been explicitly asked to choose between MBR and GPT?
I can't say, at that time, i was a stranger to debian. But ... i saw the
installer deciding on its own, if not explicitly put
On 08/01/2024 02:33 PM, DdB wrote:
Am 01.08.2024 um 21:11 schrieb Richard Owlett:
I've never had occasion to use Grub's command line. Good time to learn.
The existing install is so old it has Grub 1.??? rather than 2.??? .
Should that make any practical difference to manual install?
Not sure ab
On 08/01/2024 02:11 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 08/01/2024 01:56 PM, DdB wrote:
Am 01.08.2024 um 17:33 schrieb Richard Owlett:
[SNIP]
I've never had occasion to use Grub's command line. Good time to learn.
The existing install is so old it has Grub 1.??? rather than 2.??? .
Should that make a
On 08/01/2024 02:33 PM, DdB wrote:
Am 01.08.2024 um 21:11 schrieb Richard Owlett:
I've never had occasion to use Grub's command line. Good time to learn.
The existing install is so old it has Grub 1.??? rather than 2.??? .
Should that make any practical difference to manual install?
Not sure ab
Am 01.08.2024 um 21:11 schrieb Richard Owlett:
> I've never had occasion to use Grub's command line. Good time to learn.
> The existing install is so old it has Grub 1.??? rather than 2.??? .
> Should that make any practical difference to manual install?
>
> Not sure about gpt vs mbr. I have whate
On 08/01/2024 01:56 PM, DdB wrote:
Am 01.08.2024 um 17:33 schrieb Richard Owlett:
In the phrase "to boot the installer using grub stanza (or manually)",
just what does "(or manually)" refer to?
I am using all of the options listed below depending on circumstances.
If you are clear about using
supports booting from a flash drive. Neither
has functional CD/DVD drive. Both hard drives have copious free space.
Both machines have internet access.
Though this machine is 64Bit capable and bootable from flash, it does
not have adequate free space for an additional OS.
Are there documented
Am 01.08.2024 um 17:33 schrieb Richard Owlett:
> In the phrase "to boot the installer using grub stanza (or manually)",
> just what does "(or manually)" refer to?
I am using all of the options listed below depending on circumstances.
If you are clear about using your hd to store an installer iso,
ancient desktop with unknown
motherboard happily running i386 Debian 9.0. As far as I can tell the
BIOS of neither machine supports booting from a flash drive. Neither
has functional CD/DVD drive. Both hard drives have copious free space.
Both machines have internet access.
Though this machine
far as I can tell the
BIOS of neither machine supports booting from a flash drive. Neither
has functional CD/DVD drive. Both hard drives have copious free space.
Both machines have internet access.
Though this machine is 64Bit capable and bootable from flash, it does
not have adequate free space
On 08/01/2024 08:38 AM, Andy Smith wrote:
Hi,
On Thu, Aug 01, 2024 at 03:35:38PM +0200, DdB wrote:
i recommend installing from netinstall iso image using the
hd-media files to boot the installer using grub stanza (or
manually). Description in the manual is a bit short, but you can
ask me, if yo
OS of neither machine supports booting from a flash drive. Neither has
> > functional CD/DVD drive. Both hard drives have copious free space.
>
> Both machines have 32bit only hardware.
Which part of the hardware is 32-bit only? You said the CPUs support
64-bit, and that's normally al
On 08/01/2024 07:41 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
I have an elderly Sony laptop and a more ancient desktop with unknown
motherboard happily running i386 Debian 9.0. As far as I can tell the
BIOS of neither machine supports booting from a flash drive. Neither has
functional CD/DVD drive. Both hard
Hi,
On Thu, Aug 01, 2024 at 03:35:38PM +0200, DdB wrote:
> i recommend installing from netinstall iso image using the
> hd-media files to boot the installer using grub stanza (or
> manually). Description in the manual is a bit short, but you can
> ask me, if you need.
Oh yes, great suggestion! I
Richard Owlett writes:
> I have an elderly Sony laptop and a more ancient desktop with unknown
> motherboard happily running i386 Debian 9.0. As far as I can tell the
> BIOS of neither machine supports booting from a flash drive. Neither
> has functional CD/DVD drive. Both hard
Am 01.08.2024 um 14:41 schrieb Richard Owlett:
> I have an elderly Sony laptop and a more ancient desktop with unknown
> motherboard happily running i386 Debian 9.0. As far as I can tell the
> BIOS of neither machine supports booting from a flash drive. Neither has
> functional CD/DVD
can boot from a installation DVD or can boot from a USB
install memory drive.
Then I install a my Debian installation selecting to install "all
drivers" and not just drivers for this computer.
After the installation, using "apt install [package]", I also
install most free a
ither has
> functional CD/DVD drive. Both hard drives have copious free space.
I would shrink the partition and then use debootstrap to install
Debian in new partition in the available space, from the running
Debian 9.
Since you say it has a 64-bit capable CPU I'd make sure to install
amd64 thoug
I have an elderly Sony laptop and a more ancient desktop with unknown
motherboard happily running i386 Debian 9.0. As far as I can tell the
BIOS of neither machine supports booting from a flash drive. Neither has
functional CD/DVD drive. Both hard drives have copious free space.
Both machines
Having tried gnome, xfce, cinnamon all will not list the usb drives that I
wanted to install to. It listed the main nvme drive.
The graphical installer had no issues so I am good now.
But thought you should know.
On 6/18/24 10:01 AM, John Hasler wrote:
JHHL writes:
Some of us still prefer physical media
Do you mean read-only media? All media are physical.
No, I mean physical media as opposed to downloads.
Application software, I've resigned myself to downloads, although as I
said, I am not happy w
Linux.
Second, I have two machines in this room both of which are less than 10
years old, that have cd DVD drives in them, and allow for those boot
choices. after all, one might choose to enjoy music, or a film, without
the need for bondage, and subscription factors, in those formats.
My point
JHHL writes:
> Some of us still prefer physical media
Do you mean read-only media? All media are physical.
--
John Hasler
j...@sugarbit.com
Elmwood, WI USA
On 6/17/24 7:44 PM, Thomas Dineen wrote:
No! Some of us want to keep using DVD and not be pushed away
What he said.
Might I humbly suggest that this whole thread title is provocative,
alarming, and maybe even a little inflamatory?
Some of us still prefer physical media, whether in the form
Hi,
George at Clug wrote:
> I have never been able to use .jigdo or understand jigdo, sadly I do not
> know how to use them. ISOs I understand.
Go by "cd" into a directory where you have enough space to store the
ISO and try this:
https://wiki.debian.org/JigdoOnLive#Download_one_or_more_Jigdo_
On Wednesday, 19-06-2024 at 00:08 Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> George at Clug wrote:
> > 1) I use DVD ISO images to create a bootable USB flash drive. Super easy to
> > do. I do not know how to do this with BD images, so if you do, please let me
> > know.
>
Hi,
George at Clug wrote:
> 1) I use DVD ISO images to create a bootable USB flash drive. Super easy to
> do. I do not know how to do this with BD images, so if you do, please let me
> know.
> # ls -hal /dev/sd*
> # cp CentOS-7-x86_64-Everything-2009.iso /dev/sdf
As far as Debian
gers’ backpacks as a
reference to
> the era of their parents, but not for recording images. Let's say,
is this
> my particular progressive experience, or do people still find the
discs to
> be as functional as ever?
If by CD you mean CD/DVD/BD then, I still have use for them in the
f
> And some of the BIOSes of old PCs are not able to boot from USB...
Indeed, tho I suspect those machines are 20 years old or more (at least,
all my machines that are <20 years old support booting from a USB key
drive, while of the two older machines I have (both 21 years old), one
of them doesn't
>>> Is there a chance to change in next versions i.e. Debain 13 or other
>>> versions an assembly specifically for a USB flash drive as primary
>>> download? Do you think the time has come? When do you think this moment
>>> will happen?
>> AFAIK, all
happen?
AFAIK, all the so-called CD/DVD images work just fine when "burned" on
a USB flash drive. So I think the question is whether it's time to
change the doc to stop suggesting that those images should be burned
onto optical media.
Stefan
The ISO images will be ar
Am 18.06.2024 um 10:51:38 Uhr schrieb Joe:
> No, no problems booting UEFI from USB stick. I need to do that to get
> back to grub every time I boot Windows on my netbook, which isn't very
> often.
You should be able to change the boot order in the UEFI setup or inside
of Windows.
--
Gruß
Marco
the so-called CD/DVD images work just fine when "burned" on
a USB flash drive. So I think the question is whether it's time to
change the doc to stop suggesting that those images should be burned
onto optical media.
Just a question : why should we ditch the cd or dvd just because
Marco Moock wrote:
> Most new computers don't have an optical disc drive, customers don't
> request it and if they want one, they can buy one and add it.
I've an optical disc drive with USB connection. I can easily move it to my new
/ next computer, when I upgrade, and don't need a place in the c
for a USB flash drive as primary
> download? Do you think the time has come? When do you think this
> moment will happen?
The images provided are hybrid, they can be used on CD/DVD (if the
image is small enough, e.g. netinstall) or USB thumb disks.
Just write it there using dd.
--
Gruß
Marco
> No! Some of us want to keep using DVD and not be pushed away
In which sense would it push you away.
I'm not suggesting any change to the ISO files themselves.
Only changes to the doc to clarify that these are images that are
expected to be used on USB flash dirves (and they also work o
No! Some of us want to keep using DVD and not be pushed away
On 6/17/2024 6:00 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote:
Is there a chance to change in next versions i.e. Debain 13 or other
versions an assembly specifically for a USB flash drive as primary
download? Do you think the time has come? When do
On 18/6/24 09:00, Stefan Monnier wrote:
Is there a chance to change in next versions i.e. Debain 13 or other
versions an assembly specifically for a USB flash drive as primary
download? Do you think the time has come? When do you think this moment
will happen?
AFAIK, all the so-called CD/DVD
> Is there a chance to change in next versions i.e. Debain 13 or other
> versions an assembly specifically for a USB flash drive as primary
> download? Do you think the time has come? When do you think this moment
> will happen?
AFAIK, all the so-called CD/DVD images work just fine
Vitold S wrote:
> Is there a chance to change in next versions i.e. Debain 13 or other
> versions an assembly specifically for a USB flash drive as primary
> download? Do you think the time has come? When do you think this moment
> will happen?
Several years ago.
https://www.debian.org/distrib/n
e, or do people still find the discs to
be as functional as ever?
I have two DVD/CD drives (one reads BD as well) because I often get movies
from the library on DVD, copy them to iso, then parse and transcode to
several mkvs. Yes, this probably makes me a weird. But hey, it suits my
needs. I ha
some other feature more
conveniently solved in the CD/DVD format. Then just tell me about it, I'll
read it.
Thanks.
Thank You
I ll try it and then I ll post result.
Regards
Sophie
Von: David Christensen
Gesendet: Samstag, 25. November 2023 00:50
An: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Betreff: Re: AW: Part II dd copy destroyed DVD
On 11/24/23 08:35, Schwibinger Michael wrote
Good evening.
Thank You.
Want to copy bit by bit.
dd did it with good DVD.
dd did not do it with bad DVD.
HD is empty or more then 50 GB space is free.
I copy from DVD to home HD.
bin I could not open.
iso I could open.
Please ask me.
Regards
Sophie
Von: y
Schwibinger Michael writes:
> Sorry for bad English.
>
> I try again.
>
> I did burn a DVD.
>
> I try to copy the DVD to HD.
>
> mc ist not accepting the DVD.
>
> DD same.
>
> Shall I use ddrescue.
>
> Regards
>
> Sorry for been so much stupi
Sorry for bad English.
I try again.
I did burn a DVD.
I try to copy the DVD to HD.
mc ist not accepting the DVD.
DD same.
Shall I use ddrescue.
Regards
Sorry for been so much stupid.
Sophie
Von: Andrew M.A. Cater
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 22. November 2023
On 11/24/23 08:35, Schwibinger Michael wrote:
Good afternoon
Sorry for misunderstanding.
There is a DVD
Many files are burned on the DVD.
I try ro copy the DVD to HD
mc is saying
"file not ok" in German language.
Then I check the HD.
The DVD is full with 4 GB, many files.
I ch
Good afternoon
Sorry for misunderstanding.
There is a DVD
Many files are burned on the DVD.
I try ro copy the DVD to HD
mc is saying
"file not ok" in German language.
Then I check the HD.
The DVD is full with 4 GB, many files.
I check the HD.
There I can see 2 GB of files.
So mc d
On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 02:11:13PM +, Schwibinger Michael wrote:
>
> Yes.
> This is the problem.
> So mc cannot copy all files
Perhaps. But perhaps not. It is possible we misunderstand.
Can you please
- show us the file name you are trying to copy the ISO to?
Please, with the full path.
Yes.
This is the problem.
So mc cannot copy all files
Regards
Sophie
Von: to...@tuxteam.de
Gesendet: Sonntag, 19. November 2023 06:59
Bis: Timothy M Butterworth
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Betreff: Re: Part II dd copy destroyed DVD
On Sat, Nov 18, 2023
Good afternoon.
Yes
This is the problem
crippled files.
Thank You.
Regards
Sophie
Von: to...@tuxteam.de
Gesendet: Sonntag, 19. November 2023 06:59
Bis: Timothy M Butterworth
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Betreff: Re: Part II dd copy destroyed DVD
On Sat
Good morning
Bug report: Cannot find file.
Thank You.
I put in the bad DVD
I do copy with mc.
mc is copying 50% of the DVD
cause I sad ignore bugs.
Regards
Sophie
Von: Marco Moock
Gesendet: Samstag, 18. November 2023 16:35
An: debian-user@lists.debian.org
ere.
> >
> > AW: Anybody familiar with dd (copy)? Sat, 4 Nov 2023 13:28:16 +
> >
> > https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/as8pr10mb742781d572af09e5dc874f1dc5...@as8pr10mb7427.eurprd10.prod.outlook.com
> > > I did burn a DVD.
> > > Burning did make
ps://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/as8pr10mb742781d572af09e5dc874f1dc5...@as8pr10mb7427.eurprd10.prod.outlook.com
> > I did burn a DVD.
> > Burning did make a bug.
>
How big is the iso file? If it is larger than 4.7GB then it will be too
large to write to disk.
Have you tried K3B? K3B
.prod.outlook.com
I did burn a DVD.
Burning did make a bug.
My reading: attempt to write some data resulted in some error message.
A bit more details:
AW: Anybody familiar with dd (copy)? Sun, 5 Nov 2023 11:19:48 +
https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/as8pr10mb7427e6d31a2a27688b0554e6c5
On 11/18/23, Marco Moock wrote:
> Am 18.11.2023 um 15:42:57 Uhr schrieb Schwibinger Michael:
>
>> I put in a "good" DVD.
>> dd if=/dev/dvd of=/path/to/dvdcopy.iso
>> is working and I can convert the ISO
>> But I put in the damaged DVD
>> dd cannot sta
Good afternoon,
Am 18.11.2023 um 16:42 schrieb Schwibinger Michael:
Good afternoon
I m sorry again.
dd does not work.
I put in a "good" DVD.
dd if=/dev/dvd of=/path/to/dvdcopy.iso
is working and I can convert the ISO
But I put in the damaged DVD
dd cannot start.
again, you forgot
Am 18.11.2023 um 15:42:57 Uhr schrieb Schwibinger Michael:
> I put in a "good" DVD.
> dd if=/dev/dvd of=/path/to/dvdcopy.iso
> is working and I can convert the ISO
> But I put in the damaged DVD
> dd cannot start.
What is the error message?
Are you sure the DVD is broke
Good afternoon
I m sorry again.
dd does not work.
I put in a "good" DVD.
dd if=/dev/dvd of=/path/to/dvdcopy.iso
is working and I can convert the ISO
But I put in the damaged DVD
dd cannot start.
How about:
dvdread
ddrescue
debiandvdbackup
acidrip
isobuster and wine.
Second:How ca
The quote you use, "not yet is that spirit of pristine valour extinct in
you" can you please tell me where you found this.
From: "Thomas Schmitt"
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2023 00:08:23 +0200
> You would have to load each session and inquire it:
OK, thanks.
> Having an id for the backup script makes it possible to ensure that the
> script is not applied to the medium of a different backup script.
Good, thanks,
Hi,
pe...@easthope.ca wrote:
> Session time stamps would help when recovering from a
> storage failure. Eg.
>
> DateTOC layout : Idx , sbsector , Size , Volume Id
> 2023-07-23 ISO session : 1 , 0 ,678303s , ISOIMAGE
> 2023-07-29 ISO session : 2 ,716368 ,
Hello again,
Here a session of a backup archive is written to a DVD.
xorriso -for_backup -dev /dev/sr0 \
-update_r . / \
-commit \
-toc -check_md5 failure -- \
-eject all
This command gives the contents of a DVD.
xorriso -dev /dev/sr0 -toc
TOC layout : Idx , sbsector , Size
e an interval of
> > inactivation, running is lumbering and inefficient.
> >
> > The interface CD/DVD is out of order.
> >
> > --
> >
> > With kindest regards, William.
> >
>
>
> Suggestion/question: which version?
>
>
On 27/11/2022 23:39, William Torrez Corea wrote:
I have 3 USB ports and use:
1. For mouse
2. For keyboard
3. Is free
When I want to use the keyboard or the mouse that have an interval of
inactivation, running is lumbering and inefficient.
The interface CD/DVD is out of order.
--
With
I have 3 USB ports and use:
1. For mouse
2. For keyboard
3. Is free
When I want to use the keyboard or the mouse that have an interval of
inactivation, running is lumbering and inefficient.
The interface CD/DVD is out of order.
--
With kindest regards, William.
⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀
⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The
From: "Thomas Schmitt"
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:52:24 +0100
> My best bet is DVD+RW because those did not gain any speed since they
> were introduced.
> I see in
>
> https://www.amazon.de/Plextor-PX-708A-DVD-Brenner-8x4x12x-4x2x12x/dp/BALX3E
> "
Hi,
> xorriso : UPDATE : 1219.8m content bytes read in 216 seconds = 4.3xD
> Ok, session data match recorded md5.
Success \o/
The next adventure would be with trying newly bought media.
Have a nice day :)
Thomas
erated.
> It will be interesting to learn which of the commercially available media
> are still willing to work.
Old blanks marked "TDK DVD-R 1-16x 4.7 GB".
This is the shell function from your advice years ago.
FilesToDVD ()
{
printf "Insert open or new DVD
Hi,
pe...@easthope.ca wrote:
> Nameplate is marked "September 2003".
Now it depends on how much it was used in the last 18 years.
(My oldest burner is from 2008 and lives on a strict diet of BD-RW.)
> Profile : 0x001B (DVD+R)
> Profile : 0x001A (DVD+RW)
> Prof
From: "Thomas Schmitt"
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 22:27:37 +0100
> How old is it ?
Nameplate is marked "September 2003".
> I find this model mentioned as early as 2003. DVD burning was a novelty
> back then.
Consistent.
> You may ask it by
>
> xorri
Hi,
pe...@easthope.ca wrote:
> Drive type : vendor 'PLEXTOR' product 'DVDR PX-708A' revision '1.06'
How old is it ?
I find this model mentioned as early as 2003. DVD burning was a novelty
back then.
> https://www.londondrugs.com/verbatim-dvd-rw---30-pac
From: "Thomas Schmitt"
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 18:29:45 +0100
> What messages do you get printed when the CD-or-DVD medium is inserted
> and you do:
>
> xorriso -outdev /dev/sr0 -toc
Have this drive in an external case with a blank CD.
No DVDs yet.
root@joule
Monday, February 28, 2022, 2:52:35 PM, rhkramer wrote:
> On Monday, February 28, 2022 12:37:49 AM pe...@easthope.ca wrote:
>> Backing data in a 4 or 16 GB SD card is a modest requirement.
>> PC Galore might have a drive in stock. http://www.pcgalore.com/
> What has been your experience with reli
On Monday, February 28, 2022 12:37:49 AM pe...@easthope.ca wrote:
> Backing data in a 4 or 16 GB SD card is a modest requirement.
> PC Galore might have a drive in stock. http://www.pcgalore.com/
What has been your experience with reliability of SD cards for backup?
From: "Thomas Schmitt"
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 09:15:04 +0100
> Ouch. That's a "Combo" drive which can write only CD-R and CD-RW.
> With DVD media it can only do reading.
...
> That would be the job of an older project of mine:
> http://scdbackup.s
Hi,
pe...@easthope.ca wrote:
> Drive type : vendor 'SONY' product 'CD-RW CRX320E' revision 'NYK2'
Ouch. That's a "Combo" drive which can write only CD-R and CD-RW.
With DVD media it can only do reading.
So there is no use buying writable D
From: "Thomas Schmitt"
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 18:29:45 +0100
> What messages do you get printed when the CD-or-DVD medium is inserted
> and you do:
>
> xorriso -outdev /dev/sr0 -toc
root@joule:/home/root# xorriso -outdev /dev/sr0 -toc
xorriso 1.5.2 : RockRidge
old computer.
The FAILURE complaint rather says that libburn told xorriso that the
medium offers ~700 MiB for writing. But the emerging ISO 9660 filesystem
would need 2094.875 MiB of medium capacity.
A blank DVD-R would take that filesystem. A blank CD-R would not.
Question:
What messages do you g
From: "Thomas Schmitt"
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:28:39 +0100
> xorriso -for_backup -dev /dev/sr0 \
> -update_r . / \
> -commit \
> -toc -check_md5 failure -- \
> -eject all
With a blank disk,
...
xorriso : FAILURE : Image size 1072576s exceeds
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