From 8523e406c2db3da5f7840b894d690d0794df45d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schmitt Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:55:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Some clarifications in wiki/QemuXorriso --- libisoburn/trunk/doc/qemu_xorriso.wiki | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/doc/qemu_xorriso.wiki b/libisoburn/trunk/doc/qemu_xorriso.wiki index 0844c0c0..33baef6d 100644 --- a/libisoburn/trunk/doc/qemu_xorriso.wiki +++ b/libisoburn/trunk/doc/qemu_xorriso.wiki @@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ DVD+R, and CD-R. But you would waste two media by this. The first session on CD will always be written with write type SAO, further sessions will be written with TAO. -All four media types have a simulation mode. It can be enabled by xorriso +CD-R and DVD-R have a simulation mode. It can be enabled by xorriso command -dummy "on", but of course it will not produce readable results. So this simulation is usable only for first sessions on blank media. @@ -416,21 +416,19 @@ multi-session usage model, under the assumption that all emulated sessions contain ISO 9660 filesystem images, which successively build on each other. -So from the view of xorriso commands, there is only the task of -getting those media formatted, which makes them differ from the -sequential media mentioned above. +So from the view of xorriso commands, the only task which makes +them differ from sequential media. is to apply optional formatting +to DVD-RW or BD-R. 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 checkread during writing and replaces +Management by default, which checkreads during writing and replaces bad block. Nice idea in theory. My practical experience is not so good. Ill media stay ill media and should be replaced as soon as possible. Formatting of unused DVD+RW and BD-RE is done by xorriso automatically. Just start a normal write run. DVD-RAM are sold formatted. -De-formatting is only possible with DVD-RW. - xorriso treats overwritable media with a valid ISO 9660 filesystem as appendable media. To make then writable from scratch, apply -blank "as_needed", which will actually write a few bytes into the PVD @@ -439,6 +437,8 @@ appendable media. To make then writable from scratch, apply 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". + ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Format DVD-RW for overwriting without intermediate blanking,