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

[Alex Roston]

XCDRoast will pick up on most models of CD-ROM (probably all of them 
unless you have an old one that plugs into a sound card or something) 
and many models of DVD. Usually it "just works."

Alex

Don Saxton wrote:

> 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.
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>
>> Don Saxton wrote:
>>
>>> I am using cdrecord from FC 5. you will first need to make a iso 
>>> with mkisofs.
>>>
>>> cdrecord -scanbus ## gives the scsi parms of the devices
>>> cdrecord -prcap  ## gives the functioning capabilities of the device 
>>> named
>>>
>>> matti wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> __________________________________________________
>>>> Do You Yahoo!?
>>>> Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
>>>> http://mail.yahoo.com
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>