[SGVLUG] Backups and DVDs - what do you use/like?

[Don Saxton]

Is that really useful? I know it is simply a gui that uses mkisofs and 
cdrecord. But if you get your device caps and stuff it into a script, 
aren't you way over the learning curve anyway? And I think you need to 
this for x-roast too.

Alex Roston wrote:
> Or you could install XCDRoast, which will do it all from a graphical 
> interface for most CDs and at least some DVDs. I don't have the URL 
> handy but you can Google it.
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> Alex
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> Don Saxton wrote:
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>> I am using cdrecord from FC 5. you will first need to make a iso with 
>> mkisofs.
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>> cdrecord -scanbus ## gives the scsi parms of the devices
>> cdrecord -prcap  ## gives the functioning capabilities of the device 
>> named
>>
>> matti wrote:
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>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Ok...so got a DVD burner on a Fedora 5 system...
>>>
>>> Anyone use DVDs for backing up?
>>>
>>> So far... looks like the standard Fedora 5 DVD/CD
>>> burner software may have issues with a large
>>> number of files... (lots of tar/gziped files,
>>> ideally would be nice to keep them separate,
>>> so I don't need to spend time when I just need
>>> to restore ONE of them.. )
>>>
>>> So the question is:
>>>
>>> What do you like to use to backup w/a DVD burner?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> matti
>>>
>>>
>>>
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