On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 20:54:02 +0200 Andy Polyakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I've got problems with Andy Polyakov's DVD+RW kernel patch. I'm > > using kernel 2.4.21 and I've got a NEC 1300 drive. > > As the web page mentions, even though DVD+RW is specified to provide > for true random write, not all units actually live up to this promise. > Unfortunately:-( In addition to 2nd generation Ricoh-based units (as > mentioned on the page), SONY units were also reported to work > reliably, but that's about it... At least among a number of reports > from NEC users, not a single one was a success story:-( Well, NEC say it is supposed to do packet writing. Does anyone know whether this works under Windows? If so, I might have a go at reverse-engineering it. > A combination that is known to work reliably with kernel patch and any > unit is to bind /dev/scdN to /dev/raw/rawN and use /dev/raw/rawN > effectively as a tape device, e.g. with tar or cpio (also mentioned on > the page in "performance optimization" paragraph). Yes, I've tried this, it works fine. Still, it would have been nice to have a disk drive and not just a tape device. It's odd that a sequential write to /dev/scd0 fails, but a sequential write to /dev/raw/raw1 works OK. How to the SCSI commands that they send to the device differ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
