Re: xorriso format seems not to respect size argument

[Thomas Schmitt]

Hi,

i wrote:
> > If you want to try and feel apt to make code changes, it would be worth to
> > let dvd+rw-format print its FORMAT UNIT transaction data before performing
> > the transaction.

carsten.kunze@arcor.de wrote:
> [...] dvd+rw-format did never work. [...]
> The patch did not change anything, so likely this branch had not been
> executed.

Did you sacrifice a fresh BD-R to it so that it got actually formatted ?

(If you already tried to get smaller spare areas with no success, then the
exact command and parameters are of few interest. Only if it succeeds
where libburn fails, it would be something to learn from.)


> Thank you for the helpful xorriso "for_backup" information.

Note that the MD5 sums become part of the emerging ISO 9660 filesystem.
If you burn images by -as "cdrecord", then you get no checksums added.


> I really think about buying a new BD burner. My current drive is from
> December 2010.

My oldest is from 2008 and lives on a strict diet of BD-RE media.
There should be at least one newer drive for cross-checking media and for
the case that the old one goes blind one day. (Rule of thumb: The new DVD
drives for $ 15 die first. Always have one as sacrificial anode. ;-)


Have a nice day :)

Thomas