[wplug] Using cdrecord

[Michael Procario]

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On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 10:32:52PM -0400, Brian Medley wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 10:12:10PM -0400, Michael Procario wrote:
> 
> > I use my CD writer for backup. It is not optimum but it works. I have
> > used xcdroast to do it but it is labor intensive. I am trying to write
> > a script to it. I have used mkisofs to make the image of what I
> > want to back up. I have mounted the image that I made using loopback
> > and it looks good. 
> > 
> > I now want to burn the cd using cdrecord which I believe is what
> > actually does the work for xcdroast. I followed the CD writing HOWTO. 
> > 
> > I used cdrecord -scanbus to find my writer it was dev=1,1,0. 
> > 
> > I then tried 
> > 
> > cdrecord -v speed=4 dev=1,1,0  -data  backup.iso
> > 
> > cdrecord claims to working and the cd writer activity light
> > flashes. I have a 8x/4x/12x SONY CD writer. 
> > 
> > When it is done I try to read the disk and I get an I/O error. It does
> > not automount nor can I mount it by hand. 
> > 
> > I was able to use xcdroast to burn the image that I made myself.
> 
> Odd, that's almost the same exact command I use to write stuff.  Are you
> able to mount the ISO via loop back to check it?
> 
>     $ mount -o loop backup.iso /mnt/point
> 
> Does xcdroast show you the exact commands it uses to do stuff?
> 
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Mike Procario                     "Another casulty of applied metaphysics"
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