cdrecord can write to a dvd. I assume xcdroast can too. But you'll need something to make the funky DVD filesystem. They don't use ISO9660. Scott On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Andy Stewart wrote:

HI gang,

I saw a note on SuSE's website advertising their upcoming release of version 7.2 In that press release, they boasted about supporting the new Panasonic DVD RAM drive (LF-D291), which supports writing 9.6 GB on a two sided medium.

I know that reading a DVD is supported on recent (2.4.x) kernels, and also on some later 2.2.x kernels, and that patches exist for earlier 2.2.x kernels. (Data mode, like a giant CD...not DVD video).

What I would like to know is: what is required of Linux to support writing a DVD RAM device. Do I need a program analogous to xcdroast? I have searched quite a bit and cannot find this tidbit of information.

I am considering this for a backup solution first, a data DVD reader second (SuSE distributes their stuff on DVD), and DVD video lastly (www.linuxvideo.org).

Later,

Andy -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

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