Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751611AbWBMEke (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Feb 2006 23:40:34 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751612AbWBMEke (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Feb 2006 23:40:34 -0500 Received: from pop-7.dnv.wideopenwest.com ([64.233.207.25]:28893 "EHLO pop-7.dnv.wideopenwest.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751610AbWBMEkd (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Feb 2006 23:40:33 -0500 Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 23:40:29 -0500 From: Paul To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: Phillip Susi Subject: Re: Packet writing issue on 2.6.15.1 Message-ID: <20060213044029.GF7450@squish.home.loc> Mail-Followup-To: Paul , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Phillip Susi References: <20060211103520.455746f6@silver> <20060211124818.063074cc@silver> <20060211170813.3fb47a03@silver> <43EE446C.8010402@cfl.rr.com> <20060211211440.3b9a4bf9@silver> <43EE8B20.7000602@cfl.rr.com> <20060212080727.GE7450@squish.home.loc> <43EFD38F.30600@cfl.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <43EFD38F.30600@cfl.rr.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1008 Lines: 26 Phillip Susi , on Sun Feb 12, 2006 [07:32:15 PM] said: > Paul wrote: > > > > This is not technically true; once the pktcdvd mapping is made, > >the device can be accessed like a r/w block device. For example, after > >I associate the dvd with the pktcdvd device, I then can associate it > >with a cryptographic loop device, and mke2fs on that, then mount it > >and use it like any other filesystem. Something like: > > You must first format the cd-rw in packet mode with cdrwtool before > pktcdvd can write to it. > Hi; Ah, I havent used a cd-rw in quite some time; I recall now that I had to do an initial format on the dvd-rw with dvd+rw-format, but had never used cdrwtool in the process. Thanks for the correction. Paul set@pobox.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/