From 49359978705b7a33ff0758214a67b92ae7b31fc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schmitt Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:32:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Some clarifications in wiki/QemuXorriso --- libisoburn/trunk/doc/qemu_xorriso.wiki | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/doc/qemu_xorriso.wiki b/libisoburn/trunk/doc/qemu_xorriso.wiki index d87dfd2a..94834787 100644 --- a/libisoburn/trunk/doc/qemu_xorriso.wiki +++ b/libisoburn/trunk/doc/qemu_xorriso.wiki @@ -406,7 +406,12 @@ So this simulation is usable only for first sessions on blank media. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Now for formatted overwritable media. +Now for formatted overwritable media: + +All blank, write and check runs of above tests "Writing multiple sessions" +may also be performed with DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, formatted DVD-RW, and BD-RE. +There is no way to close formatted media. The command -close "on" +gets silently ignored. The write methods and states of formatted media differ from those of sequential media. But xorriso presents to the user a unified @@ -417,7 +422,6 @@ build on each other. So from the view of xorriso commands, the only task which makes them differ from sequential media, is to apply optional formatting or re-formatting. - A special case are BD-R, which xorriso may format but will not bring into (pseudo-) overwritable state. Formatted BD-R perform Defect Management by default, which checkreads during writing and replaces @@ -431,10 +435,7 @@ appendable media. To make then writable from scratch, apply -blank "as_needed", which will actually write a few bytes into the PVD (superblock) of the ISO filesystem to invalidate it. -There is no way to close formatted media. The command -close "on" -gets silently ignored. - -De-formatting is possible with DVD-RW by -blank "deformat". +De-formatting is only possible with DVD-RW. E.g. by -blank "deformat". -----------------------------------------------------------------------------