On Fri, 2004-11-19 at 14:54 -0700, Calvin Dodge wrote: > Thanks to all for the hints and tips. > > I don't think the DVD blanks are the problem. > That's because the DVDs I've created ARE usable > in Windows. > > I tried "growisofs" - the "-Z /dev/dvd=filename" option ^^^^^^^^^^ This may need to be the actual name of the drive since it seems I had to create the symlink /dev/dvd to /dev/hdc. I have no problem making DVDs I can read on Linux. My burner is hdc: VOM-12E48X, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive > didn't work, and leaving it out DID create a DVD - which, > again, only Windows can read.