On Sun, Aug 28, 2005 at 10:52:49AM +0100, Paul Smith wrote: > Dear All > > I am trying to format a dvd+rw with the command > > dvd+rw-format -force /dev/cdrom > > but the result is > > $ dvd+rw-format -force /dev/cdrom > * DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by <appro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, version 4.10. > * 4.7GB DVD+RW media detected. > * formatting 0.4-/ > $ > > It seems that the formatting process is not completed. Any ideas? DVD+RW does not require that the whole disc be formatted in one swell foop. It formats a small portion to start, and incrementally thereafter as you send data to the drive. I don't know offhand what the minimum is, but I suspect you'll find it on the program author's web page, at http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/. So you may be fine; try writing some data to the disc and see what you get. -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
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