> the Yellow Book standard for data CDs requires data tracks to end > in 150 empty blocks (300KB). > > Therefore a CD writing file system is allowed to read ahead up to > 150 blocks after the end of the last block with real data > and should not run into read errors there.
All very well, but then either a large range of Linux kernels were reading more than those 300kb ahead, or (as I suspect) almost all Redmondsoft(TM)-generated silver and other CD are defective. While it can be argued that Redmond is 95% defective, it doesn't solve the problem. At the end of the day, I'm basically interested in stuff which works ;) Good possible reason though why Linux was programmed that way in the first place. Padding with mkisofs btw is a good workaround intra-Linux, but doesn't help with disks coming from elsewhere. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
