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A permissive mode depicted by option |
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.B -tao |
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which needs no predicted track size and allows to make use of |
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which needs no predicted track size and is able to make use of |
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eventual multi-session capabilities. |
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A more restrictive mode |
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is given which keeps the media appendable. |
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Write mode |
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-tao allows to use track sources of unpredictable length (like stdin) and |
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allows to write further sessions to appendable media. |
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-tao s able to use track sources of unpredictable length (like stdin) and |
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to write further sessions to appendable media. |
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-sao produces audio sessions with seamless tracks but needs predicted track |
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sizes and cannot append sessions to media. |
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@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ Used DVD-RW get into blank sequential state by option |
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With DVD-R[W] two write modes may be available: |
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Mode DAO has many restrictions. It does not work with |
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appendable media, allows no -multi and only a single track. The size of the |
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appendable media, cannot do -multi and writes only a single track. |
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The size of the |
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track needs to be known in advance. So either its source has to be a disk file |
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of recognizable size or the size has to be announced explicitly by options |
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.B tsize= |
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@ -202,8 +203,8 @@ The other mode, Incremental Streaming, is the default write mode if |
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it is available and if the restrictions of DAO would prevent the job. |
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Incremental Streaming may be selected explicitly by option |
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.B -tao |
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as it resembles much CD TAO by allowing track sources of |
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unpredicted length and to keep media appendable by option |
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as it resembles much CD TAO by accepting track sources of |
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unpredicted length and being able to keep media appendable by option |
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.B -multi . It does not work with DVD-R DL and minimally blanked DVD-RW. |
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The only restriction towards CD-R[W] is the lack of support for -audio tracks. |
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Multiple tracks per session are permissible. |
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Quite deliberately write mode -sao insists in the tradition of a predicted |
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track size and blank media, whereas -tao writes the tracks open ended and |
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allows appendable media. |
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can be applied to appendable media. |
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BD-R may be formatted before first use to enable the Defect Management which |
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might catch and repair some bad spots at the expense of slow speed |
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@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ redirected to stderr and the stream data of a burn run will appear on stdout. |
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Not good for terminals ! Redirect it. |
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Pseudo-drives allow -dummy. Their reply with --tell_media_space can be utopic. |
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Pseudo-drives support -dummy. Their reply with --tell_media_space can be utopic. |
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-dummy burn runs touch the file but do not modify its data content. |
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Note: --allow_emulated_drives is restricted to stdio:/dev/null if cdrskin |
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@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ Format a DVD-RW to "Restricted Overwrite". The user should bring some patience. |
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format_overwrite_quickest |
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Like format_overwrite without creating a 128 MiB trailblazer session. |
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Leads to "intermediate" state which only allows sequential write |
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Leads to "intermediate" state which only supports sequential write |
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beginning from address 0. |
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The "intermediate" state ends after the first session of writing data. |
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Format DVD-RAM or BD to reserve the default amount of spare blocks for |
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defect management. |
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The following format_defectmgt_* allow to submit user wishes which |
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The following format_defectmgt_* enable the user to submit wishes which |
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nevertheless have to match one of the available formats. These formats are |
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offered by the drive after examining the media. |
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format_defectmgt_payload_<size> |
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Format DVD-RAM or BD. The text after "format_defectmgt_payload_" gives a |
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number of bytes, eventually with suffixes "s", "k", "m". The largest number |
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of spare blocks will be chosen which allows at least the given payload size. |
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of spare blocks will be chosen which enables at least the given payload size. |
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format_by_index_<number> |
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Format DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM or BD. |
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Mode -tao can be used with track sources of unpredictable size, like standard |
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input or named pipes. It is also the only mode that can be used for writing |
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to appendable media which already hold data. With unformatted DVD-R[W] it is |
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the only mode which allows -multi. |
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the only mode which can keep media appendable by option -multi. |
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Mode -tao is not usable for minimally blanked DVD-RW and for DVD-R DL. |
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somebody who had a look into the program sourcecode. |
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.BI \-V |
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Enable logging of SCSI commands to stderr. This allows expert examination |
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of the interaction between libburn and the drive. The commands are specified |
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in SCSI-3 standards SPC, SBC, MMC. |
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Enable logging of SCSI commands to stderr. This is helpful for expert |
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examination of the interaction between libburn and the drive. |
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The commands are specified in SCSI-3 standards SPC, SBC, MMC. |
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.BI \-waiti |
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Wait until input data is available at stdin or EOF occurs at stdin. |
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exact track size prediction is demanded by the write mode. |
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This was the fallback from bad old times when cdrskin was unable to burn |
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in mode -tao . It came back with minimally blanked DVD-RW which allow no |
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Incremental Streaming (-tao) and with explicitly selected write mode -sao |
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in mode -tao . It came back with minimally blanked DVD-RW, which cannot do |
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Incremental Streaming (-tao), and with explicitly selected write mode -sao |
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for best DVD-ROM compatibility. |
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If the track source delivers less bytes than announced then the missing ones |
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Prepare a recording session, do not perform it but rather inquire the |
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maximum number of 2048 byte data blocks which may be written in |
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the current state of media with the prepared setup. So this option disables |
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recording of data. It does allow blanking, though, and will measure space |
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recording of data. It does not disable blanking, though, and will measure space |
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afterwards. |
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Linux specific: Select a SCSI device file family to be scanned for by |
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options --devices, --device_links and -scanbus. |
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Normally this is /dev/sgN on kernel versions < 2.6 and /dev/srN |
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on kernels >= 2.6 . This option allows to explicitly override that default |
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on kernels >= 2.6 . This option explicitly overrides that default |
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in order to meet other programs at a common device file for each drive. |
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On kernel 2.4 families sr and scd will find no drives. |
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