Re: Easiest method to install a DVD writer
On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 09:40 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have a desktop Compaq computer running the latest stable version of FreeBSD. I want to install a DVD writer to use for backups (either internal or USB). Can someone recommend the easiest method to do this by? Is there a list of supported DVD writers for the latest stable version of FreeBSD? I don't want to spend a lot of time configuring it. I just want to install something I know will work, with minimal need for configuration. Also, will I need special software to do the actual writing? If so, what free software works well and is easy to use? Suggestions? Success stories? I just picked up a Sony DRX-S50U from Staples on Wednesday. When I tested it with growisofs and a DVD+RW it worked fine. This is an external USB unit which is pretty small actually. -- Chris -- __o All I was doing was trying to get home from work. _`\,_ -Rosa Parks ___(*)/_(*)___ Christopher Sean Hiltonchris | at | vindaloo.com pgp key: D0957A2D/f5 30 0a e1 55 76 9b 1f 47 0b 07 e9 75 0e 14 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Easiest method to install a DVD writer
Hi, I have a desktop Compaq computer running the latest stable version of FreeBSD. I want to install a DVD writer to use for backups (either internal or USB). Can someone recommend the easiest method to do this by? Is there a list of supported DVD writers for the latest stable version of FreeBSD? I don't want to spend a lot of time configuring it. I just want to install something I know will work, with minimal need for configuration. Also, will I need special software to do the actual writing? If so, what free software works well and is easy to use? Suggestions? Success stories? Thanks, Dave P.S. Please include this email address in the reply: [EMAIL PROTECTED], otherwise I won't see your response. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Easiest method to install a DVD writer
On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 09:40:46AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have a desktop Compaq computer running the latest stable version of FreeBSD. I want to install a DVD writer to use for backups (either internal or USB). Can someone recommend the easiest method to do this by? Is there a list of supported DVD writers for the latest stable version of FreeBSD? An ATAPI DVD writer should Just Work. I don't know about USB ones. I don't want to spend a lot of time configuring it. I just want to install something I know will work, with minimal need for configuration. Also, will I need special software to do the actual writing? I've configured my system to use the DVD via SCSI subsystem with the atapicam driver. See http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/freebsd/index.html#cdrom But that was mainly because cdrecord(1) only works well with SCSI devices. I haven't tried burning DVDs with the atapicd driver. If so, what free software works well and is easy to use? Suggestions? Success stories? For DVDs you'll need growisofs(1) from the /usr/ports/sysutils/dvd+rw-tools port. I find it easy to use in scripts or from the command line, but there are graphical front ends. Normally, growisofs writes ISO9660 filesystems, but growisofs will burn anything you tell it to. My DVD backup script makes several tar archives of my data, which are then compressed with bzip2 and encrpyted with ccrypt(1). Those tarfiles are burnt directly to DVD, without an ISO9660 filesystem. But I think that DVD's aren't optimal for backups. My advice would be to buy an external USB harddrive. They're not that expensive anymore and store a lot more data. I use one of those (with GELI encryption) to store compressed filesystem dumps. A dump is the best way to save all the filesystem metadata. Most backup strategies can save user- and group-ids and permissions, but they can't cope well with flags, acls or links. Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) pgpgZIJgFEJH9.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Easiest method to install a DVD writer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have a desktop Compaq computer running the latest stable version of FreeBSD. I want to install a DVD writer to use for backups (either internal or USB). Can someone recommend the easiest method to do this by? Is there a list of supported DVD writers for the latest stable version of FreeBSD? I don't want to spend a lot of time configuring it. I just want to install something I know will work, with minimal need for configuration. Also, will I need special software to do the actual writing? If so, what free software works well and is easy to use? Suggestions? Success stories? Thanks, Dave P.S. Please include this email address in the reply: [EMAIL PROTECTED], otherwise I won't see your response. I only think that you'd have problems with older drives or bleeding edge drives though. Look for drives that are compatible with Mac if possible. If so, you're golden. /me loves his Samsung drive, which happily burns CDs in FreeBSD and Linux with little issue (only stupid linux permissions problems from time to time, but that's PoS udev for you :(..). -Garrett ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
