diff --git a/cdrskin/cdrskin.1 b/cdrskin/cdrskin.1 index b138fc2..5da8bf2 100644 --- a/cdrskin/cdrskin.1 +++ b/cdrskin/cdrskin.1 @@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ Bus scan, burnfree, speed options, retrieving media info, padding, fifo. .br See section EXAMPLES at the end of this text. .PP +.B General information paragraphs: +.br +Track recording model +.br +Recordable CD Media +.br +Sequentially Recordable DVD Media +.br +Overwriteable DVD Media +.br +Drive preparation and addressing +.PP .B Track recording model: .br The input-output entities which get processed are called tracks. @@ -131,16 +143,9 @@ Newly purchased DVD-RW and DVD-R media are in this state. Used DVD-RW get into blank sequential state by option .B blank=deformat_sequential . .br -Incremental Streaming is the default write mode if it is offered by the media. -It may be selected explicitely by option -.B -tao -as it resembles much CD TAO by allowing track sources of -unpredicted length and to keep media appendable by option -.B -multi . -The only restriction towards CD-R[W] is the lack of support for -audio tracks. -Multiple tracks per session are permissible. +Two write modes may be available: .br -The other write mode, DAO, has many restrictions. It does not work with +Mode DAO has many restrictions. It does not work with appendable media, allows no -multi and only a single track. The size of the track needs to be known in advance. So either its source has to be a disk file of recognizable size or the size has to be announced explicitely by options @@ -148,12 +153,21 @@ of recognizable size or the size has to be announced explicitely by options or .B tao_to_sao_tsize= . .br -DAO is the default mode for media which do not offer feature 21h Incremental -Streaming. It may also be selected explicitely by option +DAO is the only mode for media which do not offer feature 21h Incremental +Streaming. DAO may also be selected explicitely by option .B -sao . -.br Program growisofs uses DAO on sequential DVD-R[W] media for maximum DVD-ROM/-Video compatibility. +.br +The other mode, Incremental Streaming, is the default write mode if +it is available and if the restrictions of DAO would prevent the job. +Incremental Streaming may be selected explicitely by option +.B -tao +as it resembles much CD TAO by allowing track sources of +unpredicted length and to keep media appendable by option +.B -multi . +The only restriction towards CD-R[W] is the lack of support for -audio tracks. +Multiple tracks per session are permissible. .PP .B Overwriteable DVD Media: .br @@ -184,7 +198,9 @@ by a run of \fBcdrskin --devices\fP. .br On Linux, they are device files which traditionally do not offer w-permissions for normal users. Because libburn needs rw-permission, -it might be only the superuser who is able to get this list without further +it might be only the +.B superuser +who is able to get this list without further precautions. .br It is consensus that \fBchmod a+rw /dev/sg0\fP or \fBchmod a+rw /dev/hdc\fP