Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 12 Feb 2006 23:40:29 -0500 | From | Paul <> | Subject | Re: Packet writing issue on 2.6.15.1 |
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Phillip Susi <psusi@cfl.rr.com>, on Sun Feb 12, 2006 [07:32:15 PM] said: > Paul wrote: > > > > This is not technically true; once the pktcdvd mapping is made, > >the device can be accessed like a r/w block device. For example, after > >I associate the dvd with the pktcdvd device, I then can associate it > >with a cryptographic loop device, and mke2fs on that, then mount it > >and use it like any other filesystem. Something like: > > You must first format the cd-rw in packet mode with cdrwtool before > pktcdvd can write to it. >
Hi;
Ah, I havent used a cd-rw in quite some time; I recall now that I had to do an initial format on the dvd-rw with dvd+rw-format, but had never used cdrwtool in the process. Thanks for the correction.
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