Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:05:28 -0500 From: Mike Jeays <mj001@rogers.com> To: cblasius <cblasius@o2.pl> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why I haven't device /dev/cd0 Message-ID: <1137618328.27669.4.camel@chaucer.jeays.ca> In-Reply-To: <43CEAAAF.5050900@o2.pl> References: <43CEAAAF.5050900@o2.pl>
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On Wed, 2006-01-18 at 21:53 +0100, cblasius wrote: > Hello ! > > I want to use DVD+RW. I looked in handbook and I saw there: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/creating-dvds.html > > >>16.7.5 Using a DVD+RW > >> > >>Unlike CD-RW, a virgin DVD+RW needs to be formatted before first use. > >>The growisofs(1) program will take care of it automatically whenever > >>appropriate, which is the recommended way. However you can use the > >>dvd+rw-format command to format the DVD+RW: > >> > >># dvd+rw-format /dev/cd0 > > It is a mistake? > In my folder /dev/ I have only the following devices for DVD: > /dev/acd0 > and this (I do not remember exactly it name) > /dev/acd0t01 > > Where is /dev/cd0? > > I want to format my DVD, but when I use: > # dvd+rw-format /dev/acd0 > then I obtain error about something inappropriate ioctl. > > Please for help. I'm beginner in FreeBSD. > I try format DVD+RW and then want to use for packet writing. > Is it possible? > > Best regards, > cblasius > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" You need to add one line ("device atapicam") to the kernel config file and recompile the kernel to enable access to CD and DVD devices through /dev/cd0 See section 16.6.9 in the Handbook, and also section 8 for recompiling a kernel. Installing K3B will provide a NERO-like GUI interface for burning CDs, should you prefer to do it that way. Nowhere near as hard as it sounds!
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