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cdrskin


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Limited cdrecord compatibility wrapper for libburn

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Purpose:

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Hardware requirements:

+A CD recorder suitable for +libburn.pykix.org +(SCSI or IDE/ATAPI writers compliant to mmc standard). +
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Software requirements :

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Linux kernel 2.4 or higher
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With kernel 2.4 the drive has to be under ide-scsi emulation.
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With kernel 2.6 the drive should not be under ide-scsi.
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libpthread
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is supposed to be a standard system component.
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+GPL software included:
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libburn-0.2.1 (inofficially stable SVN snapshot)
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(by Derek Foreman, Ben Jansens, and team of libburn.pykix.org)
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transfers data to CD
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+This program system has been tested on Intel/AMD Linux systems only.
+Ports to other usable systems are appreciated. Reports are welcome. +

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Special features:

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Commands:

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The goal is to provide some of cdrecord's options in a compatible way. +This has been achieved quite sufficiently for the needs of backup tool +scdbackup +and for data CD projects of K3b +(see examples).
+Further enhancements depend on people who can describe and discuss their +wishes as well as on the development of libburn.
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cdrskin -help
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reports the cdrecord compatible options
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cdrskin --help
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reports the non-cdrecord options
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man cdrecord
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documents the standard for which cdrskin is striving. +Do not bother Joerg Schilling with any cdrskin problems. +(Be cursed if you install cdrskin as "cdrecord" without clearly forwarding + this "don't bother Joerg" demand.) +
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Currently (and sparsely) supported gestures :
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$ cdrskin -scanbus
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$ cdrskin dev=1,1,0 -checkdrive
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$ cdrskin dev=1,1,0 -atip
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$ cdrskin -v dev=1,1,0 blank=all eject_device=/dev/cdrom -eject
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$ cdrskin -v dev=1,1,0 blank=fast eject_device=/dev/cdrom -eject
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$ cdrskin -v dev=1,1,0 speed=12 fs=8m -sao driveropts=burnfree eject_device=/dev/cdrom -eject padsize=300k my_image.iso
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$ cdrskin -v dev=1,1,0 ... ... track_1.iso padsize=300k track_2.afio
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$ find . | afio -oZ - | cdrskin -v dev=1,1,0 fs=32m speed=8 -sao driveropts=burnfree padsize=300k tsize=650m -
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Known deficiencies:

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Download as source code (see README):
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cdrskin-0.1.4.tar.gz +(580 KB). +
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+The "stable" cdrskin tarballs are tested and eventually slightly modified +SVN snapshots from libburn.pykix.org . All modifications are to be re-merged +into that SVN repository.
+cdrskin is part of libburn - full libburn is provided with cdrskin releases. +
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Download as single x86 binaries (untar and move to /usr/bin/cdrskin):
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+cdrskin_0.1.4-x86-suse9_0.tar.gz, (50 KB), +
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runs on SuSE 9.0 (2.4.21) , RIP-14.4 (2.6.14) , + Gentoo (2.6.15 x86_64 Athlon).
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+cdrskin_0.1.4-x86-suse9_0-static.tar.gz, (250 KB), -static compiled, +
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runs on SuSE 7.2 (2.4.4), and on the systems above.
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Documentation:
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README a short introduction
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cdrskin --help non-cdrecord options
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cdrskin -help cdrecord compatible options
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Contact:
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Thomas Schmitt, scdbackup@gmx.net
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License:
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GPL, an Open Source approved license
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Development snapshot:
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README 0.1.5 +
cdrskin_0.1.5 --help
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cdrskin_0.1.5 -help
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Maintainers of cdrskin unstable packages please use SVN of + libburn.pykix.org
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Download: svn co http://libburn-svn.pykix.org/trunk libburn_pykix +
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Build: cd libburn_pykix ; ./bootstrap ; ./configure ; make +
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Build of SVN versions needs +autotools installed. But after the run of ./bootstrap, only +vanilla tools like make and gcc are needed.
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The following downloads are intended for adventurous end users or +admins with full system souvereignty.
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Source (./bootstrap is already applied, build tested, for more see above +upcoming README ): +
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+cdrskin-0.1.5.tar.gz +(580 KB). +
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Binary (untar and move to /usr/bin/cdrskin):
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+cdrskin_0.1.5-x86-suse9_0.tar.gz, (50 KB). +
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+cdrskin_0.1.5-x86-suse9_0-static.tar.gz, (250 KB) +
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+Many thanks to Joerg Schilling for cdrecord, +
+and to Derek Foreman and Ben Jansens for creating libburn. +
+Historic versions based on Derek's and Ben's +icculus.org/burn :
+cdrskin-0.1.2.0.2.ts.tar.gz
+cdrskin-0.1.3.0.2.ts.tar.gz +

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Example for a setup of device permissions. To be done by the superuser:
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(CD devices which offer no r-permission are invisible to normal users.)
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(CD devices which offer no w-permission are not useable.)
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# cdrskin --devices
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...
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0  dev='/dev/sg0'  rwrwr- :  'TEAC' 'CD-ROM CD-532S'
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1  dev='/dev/hdc'  rwrw-- :  'LITE-ON' 'LTR-48125S'
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# chmod a+rw /dev/sg0 /dev/hdc
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+ +Example how to setup K3b to use cdrskin for burning data CD projects. +
+(K3b +is a GUI frontend which uses cdrecord for CD burning.) +

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Example for a test session with a cdrecord based scdbackup installation:
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$ cdrskin -scanbus
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...
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scsibus1:
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    1,0,0    0)  'TEAC' 'CD-ROM CD-532S' '?' Removable CD-ROM
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scsibus2:
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    2,2,0    1)  'LITE-ON' 'LTR-48125S' '?' Removable CD-ROM
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$ export SCDBACKUP_SCSI_ADR="2,2,0"
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$ export SCDBACKUP_CDRECORD="cdrskin -v -v tao_to_sao_tsize=650m eject_device=/dev/cdrecorder"
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(eject_device= has to be the appropriate address for program eject)
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$ scdbackup_home
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Example for a permanent configuration of cdrskin based scdbackup
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$ cd scdbackup-0.8.6/inst
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$ export SCDBACKUP_USE_CDRSKIN=1
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$ export SCDBACKUP_EJECT_ADR=/dev/cdrecorder
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$ ./CONFIGURE_CD
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...
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cdrskin 0.1.2 : limited cdrecord compatibility wrapper for libburn
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...
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------------------- SCSI devices. To be used like    0,0,0
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+If your system is stricken with some ill CD device then this can stall +and you will have to press Ctrl+C to abort. +In this case, you may execute +export SCDBACKUP_NO_SCANBUS=1 +and try again. +
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    1,0,0    0)  'TEAC' 'CD-ROM CD-532S' '?' Removable CD-ROM
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    2,2,0    1)  'LITE-ON' 'LTR-48125S' '?' Removable CD-ROM
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------------------- end of SCSI device list
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...
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    * Your cdrecord offers -driveropts=burnfree with your recorder.
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scdbackup for CD 0.8.6 : First stage of installation done.
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...
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Now give it a try. Run : scdbackup_home
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$ unset SCDBACKUP_USE_CDRSKIN SCDBACKUP_EJECT_ADR
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To get back to using cdrecord :
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$ cd scdbackup-0.8.6/inst
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$ export SCDBACKUP_USE_CDRSKIN=0
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$ ./CONFIGURE_CD
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...
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$ unset SCDBACKUP_USE_CDRSKIN
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About the relationship of cdrecord and cdrskin

+First of all: this relationship is single sided, as cdrskin has to be aware of +cdrecord but not vice versa. +
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+I am a long time user of cdrecord and it works fine for me. +Especially i do appreciate its write mode -tao which allows to pipe arbitrary +data on CD and CD-RW via stdin. cdrecord is reliable, versatile and well +maintained. So for me - there would be not problem with it. +
+But the author of cdrecord and the Linux kernel people foster a very hostile +relationship. Ok, that's their business, not mine (or ours if you are with me). +One has to be aware, though, that this relationship might lead to a situation +where cdrecord is no longer available for certain Linux kernels. +
+To have my own project prepared for such a time, i began to implement its +cdrecord gestures on top of libburn. +From now on i invite other interested users of cdrecord to teach cdrskin +the gestures necessary for their cdrecord applications. +Contact me. Let's see what we can achieve. +
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+I am aware that libburn and cdrskin still have way to go until you can simply +install cdrskin as cdrecord and may expect any application to run with it. +Currently i do not encourage this approach, but of course such a replacement +opportunity is the long term goal of a cdrecord compatibility wrapper. +
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+It is very important to me that this project is not perceived as hostile +towards Joerg Schilling and his ongoing work. +I owe him much. For cdrecord, for mkisofs, for star. Chapeau. +
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Links to my other published software projects : +
+scdbackup, multi volume CD backup +
+(a second source of above)
+
Some Tools for Image Collectors +
(a second source of above)
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+pppoem, a DSL throughput monitor (mainly for Linux kernel 2.4) +
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