On Fri, 04 Aug 2000, Richard Spencer wrote about, cdrecord error:
> I've read through the CD-Writing-HOWTO, but still don't understand
> what I could be doing wrong. I am trying to create an audio CD
> of selected songs, which I've converted to .cdr format and
> copied to a directory called 'audio.'
>
> >From audio's parent directory, I'd issue the following command
> as root (initially without options -force and blank=all):
>
> # IMG_SIZE=`mkisofs -R -q -print-size audio/ 2>&1 | sed -e "s/.* = //"`
> # echo $IMG_SIZE
> 323323
> # [ "0$IMG_SIZE" -ne 0 ] && mkisofs -r audio/ |cdrecord blank=all
> -force speed=2 dev=0,6,0 tsize=${IMG_SIZE}s -audio -pad -
>
> I got the following error, repeatedly:
>
> cdrecord: Numerical argument out of domain. Cannot send SCSI
> cmd via ioctl
The "0" zero before $IMG_SIZE looks fishy to me.
>
> followed by the phrase: broken pipe
Yes beause after the IMG_SIZE is checked to make sure its grater then zero
mkisofs is called, but i think the error is the zero before $IMG, if that
filas then the && will not execute mkiofs.
>
> I suspect this was happening during the 'erase' process.
>
> What I get, is a CD for which my CD player cannot find
> any song tracks. Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong?
>
> Any information would be appreciated, including better doco than
> the CD-Writing-HOWTO.
On another note have you tryed the GUI inteerface "xcdroast" it uses the
same utilitys you mention but has a wonderfull click and go interface, o
dam, i never thought i would say that, click and go.!
http://www.fh-muenchen.de/rz/xcdroast
I think you will like what you see.
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Regards Richard
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