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Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 19:06:07 +0100
From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org>
To: "Michael K. Roost" <michi@mirox.ch>
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Subject: Re: DVD-RAM
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On Sun, Jan 08, 2006 at 06:50:19PM +0100, Michael K. Roost wrote:
> Marc Fonvieille wrote:
> 
> >On Sun, Jan 08, 2006 at 11:56:51AM +0100, Michael K. Roost wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>Hello everybody,
> >>
> >>since one can use DVD-RAM with FreeBSD completely problem-free, a 
> >>section in the user manual would be meaningful.
> >>
> >>I use a LG <HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4120B/A102>. To use a DVD-RAM I do the 
> >>following:
> >>
> >># dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/acd0 count=2
> >>
> >># disklabel /dev/acd0 | disklabel -BrR acd0 /dev/stdin
> >>
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >I'd think
> ># disklabel -Bw acd0
> >was enough (-r is ignored since the switch to bsdlabel(8)) instead of
> >the pipe etc.
> > 
> >
> ok! - worked for me too...
> 
> > 
> >
> >># newfs /dev/acd0
> >>
> >># mount /dev/acd0 /mnt/ram
> >>
> >>Afterwards, one can use /dev/acd0 like normal a hard-disk.
> >>
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >
> >Marc
> > 
> >
> summarized for using a DVD-RAM:
> 
> # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/acd0 count=2
> 
> # disklabel -Bw acd0
> 
> # newfs /dev/acd0
> 
> (# mkdir /mnt/ram (ram as example))
> 
> # mount /dev/acd0 /mnt/ram
> 

OK, thanks for the feedback.  I'll add a DVD-RAM section in the Handbook
ASAP.

Marc