On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 09:49:34PM +0100, Mica Mijatovic wrote > It is possible that we do not understand one another. (: I talk about > formatted rewritable CDs (or CD-RWs), the compact disks we can use in a > way we use diskettes. I need them for backup, and must be possible to > synchronize files in the backup with files on my HD, therefore a full > read-write mode everywhere.
There are two different animals if you are talking about CD-RW's 1) Record. Record more (multi-session). And then *BLANK THE ENTIRE CD-RW* and start from scratch. In that mode, you are burning ISO's. The CD-RW is *NOT* mounted while being written to. 2) UDF (as in DirectCD). This is done differently. People were talking about a packet-writing patch for the ancient kernel 2.6.5. In kernel 2.6.10-r4 this is available without patching. Do a regular "make menuconfig" and descend down the hierarchy... Device Drivers ---> Block devices ---> < > Packet writing on CD/DVD media I think it's still experimental, but it's probably what you want. The CD-RW has to be UDF-formatted, and then mounted. "emerge udftools" is probably required to get the necessary utilities. -- Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An infinite number of monkeys pounding away on keyboards will eventually produce a report showing that Windows is more secure, and has a lower TCO, than linux. -- [email protected] mailing list
