> > I have burned cd's without issue while it was > supermounted. >
Of course if you start burn and go away for a while it works. > > > > ... there where only seconds to finish writing a CD > > ... I opened the > > MidnightCommander to easy navigate the fs, taped the > > /mnt directory (mc > > reads ahead !?) ... and cdrecord stops writing the > > cd with an I/O error. > > Because the CDRW was 'supermounted'! > > This is basically the same issue on Winddows. If you try to access your driver while burning you (with high probability) end up with unusable disc. > > Is it possible to switch off supermount for > > CD-Writers by default? The > > default user (if he/she belongs to the cdwriter > > group) would enjoy it. > > It is not as easy. Nowadays often CD-RW is the single drive used both for reading and writing. It is good practice to leave system alone while burning your CD. -andrej
