From 48614c76a97de623b2305927ea5e7be6d336f3f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schmitt Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:32:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] New -format modes by_size_ and fast_by_size_ --- xorriso/xorriso.1 | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.1 b/xorriso/xorriso.1 index f84af64b..a9390a8c 100644 --- a/xorriso/xorriso.1 +++ b/xorriso/xorriso.1 @@ -1131,6 +1131,12 @@ mode word. E.g: "by_index_3". .br "fast_by_index_" does the same as "by_index_" but tries to be quicker. .br +"by_size_" selects a format out of the descriptor list which provides at +least the given size. That size is to be appended to the mode word. +E.g: "by_size_4100m". This mainly applies to media with Defect Management. +.br +"fast_by_size_" does the same as "by_size_" but tries to be quicker. +.br The formatting action has no effect on media if -dummy is activated. .br Formatting is normally needed only once during the lifetime of a media, @@ -1138,12 +1144,12 @@ if ever. But it is a reason for re-formatting if: .br DVD-RW was deformatted by -blank, .br - DVD+RW has read failures (re-formatting might help or not), + DVD+RW has read failures (re-format before next write), .br DVD-RAM or BD-RE shall change their amount of defect reserve. .br BD-R may be written unformatted or may be formatted before first use. -Formatting can activate Defect Management which tries to catch and repair +Formatting activates Defect Management which tries to catch and repair bad spots on media during the write process at the expense of half speed even with flawless media. .br