This is a general Linux question, so let me know if it's off topic and I'll move it there.

I've always counted on the installation process to determine what kind of drives I have in the machine, but in this case, I'm replacing a CD-RW drive with a DVD-RW drive.

What changes do I need to make to the system (/etc/fstab, etc?) for my KnoppMyth R5A15 to recognize this change? Again, I'm not adding a drive, I'm replacing one. It's time to avoid transferring 3+GB .iso files over the wifi to my PC with the DVD burner, and instead burn them on the Myth box itself....

It will be the master on the 2nd IDE channel. It will have the same /dev/hdX parameter, and I'll probably change the mount point to be named dvd rather than cdrom, but I don't know what details to put in beyond that, like filesystem type or whatever else it needs to tell the OS that it can burn a DVD.

Thanks,
Robert

No changes are needed.

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cesman

When the source is open, the possibilities are endless!

Hi,
Would you share what the command line syntax would be for a data file burn?

Thanks
Mike

Sure Mike, I use growisofs which is a front end to mkisofs. My DVD-RW is set up as /dev/dvd.

For data (this archives a whole directory):


e.g. growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvd -R -J /home/mythtv


For DVD videos / ISO images:


e.g. growisofs -Z /dev/dvd=/myth/mythburn/mythburndvd.iso


If you have a DVD video structure set of files (the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders, etc) then you can use the following:


e.g. growisofs -Z /dev/dvd -dvd-video -V "Survivor Week 10" /myth/mythburn/DVD

ok, no flames about Survivor. ...

Robert