Quick CD copy question

[Keith Antoine]

On Monday 28 April 2003 13:26, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 12:37:03 -0400 (EDT)
>
> Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> > for starters, you
> > can't use cdrecord to burn DVDs. i think the UDF filesystem (that DVDs
> > use) is part of the reason.  see:
> > http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/
> > http://www.nongnu.org/dvdrtools/
> > http://acd.ucar.edu/~fredrick/linux/dvd/
> > http://lists.suse.com/archive/packet-writing/2003-Jan/0001.html
>
> This part has been confusing me. What is all that about DVD recording in
> the cdrecord DVD-Pro version? Or is that it: you need to buy the pro
> version to get DVD burning? This has been my assumption. Of course, having
> the cdrecord --help screen list DVDs does not clarify things:
>
> 		dev=target      SCSI target to use as CD/DVD-Recorder
>
> Or the DVD part is only refering to the fact that you CD recorder may also
> play DVDs.
>
> Of course, as I do not have a DVD burner yet, this has all been academic.

Personally I would like to know the answer as I do have a Pioneer A4, which I 
would like to use under linux. It still seems to be very iffy with linux at 
the moment and not for the uninitiated.

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Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'SKIPPY'
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