-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 David Bolt wrote: > On Wed, 17 Oct 2007, G T Smith wrote:- > > <snip> > >> You do not need dd (or mount), tar with with the DVD/CD device name as >> target does it nicely for reading (and writing). I would expect >> multi-volume tar to work in the same way as it would with a tape device >> in this scenario... > > Would you mind letting me know just what options you used to make tar > write straight to a DVD? A few tests here, both as a normal user and > root, fail as shown below: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> cd /usr/src/packages/SOURCES > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/packages/SOURCES> ls -l > total 236 > -rw-r--r-- 1 davjam users 233501 2007-10-14 21:54 > mplayerplug-in-3.45-0.pm.2.src.rpm > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/packages/SOURCES> tar cf /dev/hdc > mplayerplug-in-3.45-0.pm.2.src.rpm > tar: /dev/hdc: Cannot open: Read-only file system > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/packages/SOURCES> tar cf /dev/dvdrw > mplayerplug-in-3.45-0.pm.2.src.rpm > tar: /dev/dvdrw: Cannot open: Read-only file system > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/packages/SOURCES> tar c --file=/dev/dvdrw > mplayerplug-in-3.45-0.pm.2.src.rpm > tar: /dev/dvdrw: Cannot open: Read-only file system > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/packages/SOURCES> sudo mount /dev/hdc /mnt > root's password: > mount: you must specify the filesystem type > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/packages/SOURCES> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/packages/SOURCES> su - > Password: > lion:~ # cd /usr/src/packages/SOURCES > lion:/usr/src/packages/SOURCES # tar cf /dev/hdc > mplayerplug-in-3.45-0.pm.2.src.rpm > tar: /dev/hdc: Cannot open: Read-only file system > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > lion:/usr/src/packages/SOURCES # tar cf /dev/dvdrw > mplayerplug-in-3.45-0.pm.2.src.rpm > tar: /dev/dvdrw: Cannot open: Read-only file system > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > lion:/usr/src/packages/SOURCES # tar c --file=/dev/dvdrw > mplayerplug-in-3.45-0.pm.2.src.rpm > tar: /dev/dvdrw: Cannot open: Read-only file system > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > > > Regards, > David Bolt >
Hmmm... you mounted the media, umount then try.... - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHFkA2asN0sSnLmgIRAm1dAKDJhBKmkX2tz/zXoNIzRt4s6j/4kwCg7zLH V5SL+EM7lF4utSdvimu3rAE= =jPUD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
