Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 15:55:21 -0700 From: Joshua Oreman <oremanj@webserver.get-linux.org> To: Ivan Fetch <ifetch@cs.du.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using DVD for backups? Message-ID: <20030424225521.GD54752@webserver.get-linux.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0304241223550.9411-100000@everest.cs.du.edu> References: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0304241223550.9411-100000@everest.cs.du.edu>
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On Thu, Apr 24, 2003 at 12:25:58PM -0600 or thereabouts, Ivan Fetch seemed to write: > Hello, > I'd like to start using a DVD drive for backups on a FreeBSD > 5.0-Release machine. I'm curious whether others out there already do > this, and have particular recommendations for DVD drives known to work? > My hope was that I could use the "IDE SCSI emulation" pat of the cam > driver and use cdrecord with the DVD drive as well. I recommend the Sony dru600a. I use it + it's great. For -R and -RW, use what Bill said. For +RW, use burncd: # burncd -f /dev/acd0 -s max dvdrw file.iso # to burn # burncd -F -f /dev/acd0 -s max format # to erase Hope this helps, -- Josh > > Thanks in advance for your time and assistants, > Ivan Fetch. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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"
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