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diff --git a/Documentation/cdrom/packet-writing.txt b/Documentation/cdrom/packet-writing.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 2834170d821e..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/cdrom/packet-writing.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,132 +0,0 @@ -Getting started quick ---------------------- - -- Select packet support in the block device section and UDF support in - the file system section. - -- Compile and install kernel and modules, reboot. - -- You need the udftools package (pktsetup, mkudffs, cdrwtool). - Download from http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-udf/ - -- Grab a new CD-RW disc and format it (assuming CD-RW is hdc, substitute - as appropriate): - # cdrwtool -d /dev/hdc -q - -- Setup your writer - # pktsetup dev_name /dev/hdc - -- Now you can mount /dev/pktcdvd/dev_name and copy files to it. Enjoy! - # mount /dev/pktcdvd/dev_name /cdrom -t udf -o rw,noatime - - -Packet writing for DVD-RW media -------------------------------- - -DVD-RW discs can be written to much like CD-RW discs if they are in -the so called "restricted overwrite" mode. To put a disc in restricted -overwrite mode, run: - - # dvd+rw-format /dev/hdc - -You can then use the disc the same way you would use a CD-RW disc: - - # pktsetup dev_name /dev/hdc - # mount /dev/pktcdvd/dev_name /cdrom -t udf -o rw,noatime - - -Packet writing for DVD+RW media -------------------------------- - -According to the DVD+RW specification, a drive supporting DVD+RW discs -shall implement "true random writes with 2KB granularity", which means -that it should be possible to put any filesystem with a block size >= -2KB on such a disc. For example, it should be possible to do: - - # dvd+rw-format /dev/hdc (only needed if the disc has never - been formatted) - # mkudffs /dev/hdc - # mount /dev/hdc /cdrom -t udf -o rw,noatime - -However, some drives don't follow the specification and expect the -host to perform aligned writes at 32KB boundaries. Other drives do -follow the specification, but suffer bad performance problems if the -writes are not 32KB aligned. - -Both problems can be solved by using the pktcdvd driver, which always -generates aligned writes. - - # dvd+rw-format /dev/hdc - # pktsetup dev_name /dev/hdc - # mkudffs /dev/pktcdvd/dev_name - # mount /dev/pktcdvd/dev_name /cdrom -t udf -o rw,noatime - - -Packet writing for DVD-RAM media --------------------------------- - -DVD-RAM discs are random writable, so using the pktcdvd driver is not -necessary. However, using the pktcdvd driver can improve performance -in the same way it does for DVD+RW media. - - -Notes ------ - -- CD-RW media can usually not be overwritten more than about 1000 - times, so to avoid unnecessary wear on the media, you should always - use the noatime mount option. - -- Defect management (ie automatic remapping of bad sectors) has not - been implemented yet, so you are likely to get at least some - filesystem corruption if the disc wears out. - -- Since the pktcdvd driver makes the disc appear as a regular block - device with a 2KB block size, you can put any filesystem you like on - the disc. For example, run: - - # /sbin/mke2fs /dev/pktcdvd/dev_name - - to create an ext2 filesystem on the disc. - - -Using the pktcdvd sysfs interface ---------------------------------- - -Since Linux 2.6.20, the pktcdvd module has a sysfs interface -and can be controlled by it. For example the "pktcdvd" tool uses -this interface. (see http://tom.ist-im-web.de/download/pktcdvd ) - -"pktcdvd" works similar to "pktsetup", e.g.: - - # pktcdvd -a dev_name /dev/hdc - # mkudffs /dev/pktcdvd/dev_name - # mount -t udf -o rw,noatime /dev/pktcdvd/dev_name /dvdram - # cp files /dvdram - # umount /dvdram - # pktcdvd -r dev_name - - -For a description of the sysfs interface look into the file: - - Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-pktcdvd - - -Using the pktcdvd debugfs interface ------------------------------------ - -To read pktcdvd device infos in human readable form, do: - - # cat /sys/kernel/debug/pktcdvd/pktcdvd[0-7]/info - -For a description of the debugfs interface look into the file: - - Documentation/ABI/testing/debugfs-pktcdvd - - - -Links ------ - -See http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/ for more information -about DVD writing. |