On Sat, 2006-11-11 at 21:18 -0500, Kevin J. Cummings wrote: > Tony Nelson wrote: > > At 8:35 PM -0500 11/11/06, Kevin J. Cummings wrote: > >> Hi Folks, > >> I have a backup of my system in an "exustar" .star archive file. Its > >> 7.5 GB in size. I want to write this file to a Double Layer DVD+R disk > >> which claims to be 8.5GB in capacity. I have tried growisofs, and K3B, > >> and I can't seem to find the magic incantation which will allow me to ... > > > > Take a look at the growisofs page at > > <http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/>. > > Been there, done that. If the answer is there, its buried behind > techno-speak and generalities. No fooling. I got a pain behind my eyes in the first few paragraphs. Just before my fresh install of FC6, I burned some DvD's with some mission critical stuff. Like the old old joke, the backup was successful, it was the restore that failed. Well, I can't read these for zip. Is there anyway shy of inviting the NSA into my domain, to read these looking-like club house coasters? K3b wrote 'em but, being the abusive parent it is, refuses to acknowledge the cybernetic issue from its cybernetic loins. No 'child' support at all. Bastard. I hope that there is some flu-shot equivalent, like loading some dvd-lib to cure the problem, I am firmly in denial that I have made some horrendous mistake, and I believe I am only in need of that wonder rpm to fix everything. It's like looking for salvation while refusing to look into the mirror. Someone please tell me it's not all gone. <sniffs and boohoos> Ric
