From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 11 12:29:50 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5898716A418 for ; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:29:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-unix@embarqmail.com) Received: from mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com (mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com [208.47.184.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15CE513C459 for ; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:29:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-unix@embarqmail.com) X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=heUoNWGWnoEA:10 a=VSKGXltQp0uiYzSkBnMA:9 a=N921yk71L1qK66x1gzwA:7 a=49TMSrG61sWsH1arnkkWIa64Dm0A:4 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp07.embarq.synacor.com smtp.mail=bsd-unix@embarqmail.com; spf=neutral Authentication-Results: smtp07.embarq.synacor.com smtp.user=rpratt1950@embarqmail.com; auth=pass (LOGIN) Received-SPF: neutral (smtp07.embarq.synacor.com: 76.6.194.183 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of embarqmail.com) Received: from [76.6.194.183] ([76.6.194.183:59153] helo=kt.weeeble.com) by mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.1.21 r(19176)) with ESMTPA id E0/7C-20897-CB28E574; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:29:49 -0500 Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:29:47 -0500 From: Randy Pratt To: Gary Kline Message-Id: <20071211072947.2949077f.bsd-unix@embarqmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20071211082149.GA23613@thought.org> References: <20071211082149.GA23613@thought.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.7 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: still no luck in coping a 6 G dvd to a 4.7 dvd... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:29:50 -0000 On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:21:49 -0800 Gary Kline wrote: > > Guys, I've set up a test account which is pure KDE. Still, > using both my Pioneer and the Lite-on burners, no luck in burning > a DVD that is larger than thee default. This time I'm using a > documentary that I own, so there is nothing wrong in making a > backup. Results: Same thing as happened with the other > commercially created DVD. > > K3B reads the disk flawlessly, but growisofs fails (perhaps) to do > its thing. In any case, the program complains that there is not > enough space on the blank and spits out the disk. > > I've tried replacing "auto" with "generic-mmc-raw" on the Lit-On > burner. Nope. Anybody other suggestions? It may be that the source DVD is using some compression method to fit the content on a 4.7G DVD. The size of the original DVD can be checked with "dvd+rw-mediainfo" (sysutils/dvd+rw-tools), ex: # dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/cd0 If the source DVD is a 4.7G DVD then the simplest way might be to first make a duplicate image with "dd", for example: # dd bs=2048 if=/dev/cd0 of=duplicate.iso This should produce an image of suitable size in the current directory to fit on another DVD which can be burned with "growisofs" (sysutils/dvd +rw-tools): # growisofs -dvd-compat -speed=4 -Z /dev/cd0=duplicate.iso The preceeding commands are only examples and may need to be adjusted for your hardware/situation. HTH, Randy --