Re: Non-RW media; WORM hopes

On 2007.06.16 15:28, RB wrote:
[snip]
> I get the following with virgin
> Imation CD-R media:
>=20
> [root@tst ~] cdrwtool -d /dev/hdc -m 359846
> using device /dev/hdc
> formatting 359846 blocks

[snip]

> RB
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>=20
RB,

There is no point in doing that to a CD-R, once you format it, its=20
written and it can only be written once.

You have to format as you go, with the data you want to write at the=20
same time as the format.

You should be using dev/pktcdvd too, not /dev/hdc.

Regards,

Roy Bamford