I am having no luck writing a pre-formed video.iso to a DVD+R9 using growisofs v6.1 with specified layer break. Can anyone spot my error here? Or is growisofs simply going to reject any attempt to specify a break unless you are doing an exact copy of a DVD?
Puppy linux v1.08 info on blank DVD+R9: # dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd => INQUIRY: [_NEC ][DVD_RW ND-3500AG][2.19] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 2Bh, DVD+R Double Layer Media ID: MKM/001 Current Write Speed: 6.1x1385=8467KB/s Write Speed #0: 6.1x1385=8467KB/s Write Speed #1: 5.1x1385=7056KB/s Write Speed #2: 4.1x1385=5645KB/s Write Speed #3: 3.1x1385=4234KB/s Write Speed #4: 2.0x1385=2822KB/s Write Speed #5: 1.0x1385=1411KB/s GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE: Write Performance: 4.0x1385=5540KB/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -> 4173824] Speed Descriptor#0: 00/4173824 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED] B/s Speed Descriptor#1: 00/4173824 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED] B/s DVD+R DOUBLE LAYER BOUNDARY INFORMATION: L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2086912*2KB, can still be set READ DISC INFORMATION: Disc status: blank Number of Sessions: 1 State of Last Session: empty Number of Tracks: 1 READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]: Track State: blank Track Start Address: 0*2KB Next Writable Address: 0*2KB Free Blocks: 4173824*2KB Track Size: 4173824*2KB ROM Compatibility LBA: 262144 READ CAPACITY: 1*2048=2048 selected the layer break using PgcEdit, found existing potential layer break flag at start of a chapter, 1stVOB + 1922283 sectors making the iso file: # mkisofs -dvd-video -o /mnt/hda4/MyVideo.iso /mnt/hda3/MyVOBs/ (VIDEO_TS, AUDIO_TS, by the book) => MyVideo.iso 7795 Mb (8173432832 bytes) finding the offset of the 1st VOB data in the iso # isoinfo => 373 sectors calculating the desired layer break = 1922283 + 373 = 1922656 sectors attempting the write to DVD: # growisofs -dvd-compat -speed=2 -Z /dev/dvd=/mnt/hda4/MyVideo.iso -use-the-force-luke=break:1922656 => Executing 'builtin_dd if=/mnt/hda4/LikeWater.iso of=/dev/dvd obs=32k seek=0' :-( insane Layer Break position with respect to dataset size :-( write failed: Invalid argument -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

