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Date:      Tue, 13 Sep 2005 22:10:00 -0700
From:      "Carl Delsey" <cdelsey@qwest.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Problems making CD backups
Message-ID:  <20050914051000.GC32782@localhost.local>
In-Reply-To: <20050912151909.1c8782e2@localhost>
References:  <20050912123848.GA54845@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20050912151909.1c8782e2@localhost>

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On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 03:19:09PM +0200, Fabian Keil wrote:
> Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> wrote:
> 
> > I'm trying to use a cron script with mkisofs and burncd every weekend.  But
> > after taking a long time to do nothing, burncd never returns from burning and
> > fixating the CD, and looking at the CD itself shows no recorded area
> > reflecting.  Trying to mount the CD gives a 'device busy' error.
> > 
> > Is my CD-R just being difficult?  Or could I be doing something wrong?  Where
> > should I start looking?  Or could I be doing something wrong?  Where should I
> > start looking?
> 
> Try if cdrecord works better. 

You might also try a different brand or batch of CD's. I saw 
strange errors like that when I had a batch of bad CD's.



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