[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The time between 90:00/00 and 99:59/75 is the space _before_ the start of the disk.
>
> I would not suggest to use disks > 80 Minute for any kind of data storage
> as they are most likely not reliable and definitely not readable by all drives.
> If you really like to use > 90 disks, first do some testing:
Clearly anything >90 is asking for troble. However, I'm not as clear on
why anything <90 would be a problem in terms of a standard. As you note
there can be all manner of bad firmware misbehaviour, but I would expect
anything in audio mode to read okay if you can write it.
> 1) Always start testing with audio as it is less sensitive to firmware properties.
>
> 2) Test whether your writer will write a < 90 Minute CD correctly.
> Test with several different audio players ...
>
> 2a) If not, try cdrecord -raw to write the CD. As in this case cdrecord and not the
> drives's firmware will produce the sub channel data it is more likely to work.
>
> 3) If < 90 minute work, try a 99 minute CD - if needed in -raw (I would guess that
>most
> drives will need -raw for >= 90 minute).
>
> If it works, be happy ;-)
>
> If you need RAW and like to write data CD's, wait until cdrecord with RAW data
>support
> will be released.
This clarifies testing the writer, if you care to explain why 80-90
range is likely to be a problem feel free. I'm sure if you say so it is,
but I thought audio could go to 90 if the media were available. Since I
have a crate of books on tape, all 90 min, and only a CD in my car, I am
ready to try this as soon as I can get the media.
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-bill davidsen ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
last possible moment - but no longer" -me
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