Re: pktcdvd driver bug?

Gustavo Guillermo Pérez <[email protected]> Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:44:47 -0600
Newsgroups gmane.linux.suse.packet-writing
Organization www.compunauta.com
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El Miércoles, 28 de Diciembre de 2005 07:13, Gerald Lutter escribió:
> Hi,
>
> I got a new external dvd burner from LG (GSA-5163D) and want to use this
> device for backup purposes. Therefore I tried to use the standard
> blockdevice (for me it's /dev/sr0) and created a new udf filesystem on a
> blank dvd-ram. But the writing performance can't be called performance
> because writing speed is 150 kb/s. Therefore I've tried to use the pktcdvd
> driver to improve writing performance but I didn't get it working with my
> device. I did some debuging but I've reached a point where I don't know
> what I have to do now.
So weird I'm using the same kernel on gentoo too, and pktcdvd goes fine, with 
my external case, anyway I guess is not related to pktcdvd is your drive, 
cause I can write on +rw 4X -> 1.5 ~ 2.0 MB/s and is a very good data rate.
Why you do not try with a +rw media instead of dvd+ram?

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Gustavo Guillermo Pérez
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