When I insert my cd-rw and run `dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sr0` it started to work, does something with cd, reports that 680 MBs was written, but actually I still able to access the old files correctly. It does not write anything! Why it happens?..
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When I insert my cd-rw and run `dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sr0` it started to work, does something with cd, reports that 680 MBs was written, but actually I still able to access the old files correctly. It does not write anything! Why it happens?..
This fails for the same reason you cannot simply copy data files to your CD. You need to use a burner application to erase and write to a CD. Most such applications have an 'erase' function to allow you to do what you are trying to accomplish. Alrternatively, you might be able to use dd to create a zero-filled image file of the size of the CD, and burn it to the CD.
--- rod.
okay, I understood. I think /dev/zero will be appropriate in any case )Quote:
Originally Posted by theNbomr
Writing data to CD-RW/DVD-RW via copy/move commands is called "packet writing" (AKA Mount Rainier support.) Is has been supported in Linux for some time. You can find more information with Google.