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From: Shantanoo Mahajan <freebsd@dhumketu.cjb.net>
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+-- aleksandr.derevianko@ru.transport.bombardier.com [freebsd] [09-10-03 19:05 IST]:
| Hello !
| 
| I have the following problem: I'm writing backup scripts, to store SCM tree on
| CD via ATAPI CD-burner.
| I need to have ability from inside the script find out the type of CD in burner:
| Is it CD-R or CD-RW, and is it blank or not,
| and also obtain at least CD label without mounting CD.
| 
| Search in mail archive does nothing, so if anybody know how to do this, please
| respond.
| 
| P.S. I'm using FreeBSD 4.8 and PLEXTOR CD-R PX-W4824A.
| 
| Best regards,
| Alexander.
	
	If you are using cdrecord, you may be interested in

	# cdrecord -scanbus

-- 
With Best Regards,
Shantanoo Mahajan