Re: [gentoo-user] DVD and large files

[Dale <dalek1967@bellsouth.net>]

Dale wrote:
> Sebastian Günther wrote:
>> * Dale (dalek1967@bellsouth.net) [04.07.08 05:25]:
>>  
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> After getting the mailing list working I did some techy shopping.  I 
>>> got me a new DVD burner and k3b does not like large files.  I used 
>>> Kbackup to create a tarball of my data.  K3b gives me a error saying 
>>> the file is to large.  I did some googling and searched around on 
>>> the forums, even posted on one thread, but I can not figure out how 
>>> to get this thing to burn.  Will it just not burn large files or what?
>>>
>>>     
>> How big is the tarball?
>> # ls -lh <tarball>
>>
>> Check if you have set the Medium size correctly in K3b. Maybe you try 
>> to burn it on a CD...
>>
>>  
>>> root@smoker / # equery list cdr
>>> * installed packages
>>> [I--] [  ] app-cdr/cdrdao-1.2.2 (0)
>>> [I--] [  ] app-cdr/cdrkit-1.1.6 (0)
>>> root@smoker / #
>>>
>>>     
>> To be faster than Jörg:
>>
>> He will advise you to unmerge cdrkit and merge cdrtools, but first 
>> please look for the size of the tarball and the options set in K3b
>>
>>  
>>> root@smoker / # emerge -vp k3b
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> HTH
>> Sebastian
>>
>>   
>
> I did set it to write to the DVD.  The tarball is about 4Gbs or so.  
> It should fit on the DVD with no problems.  I tried a lot of different 
> settings tho.  Still no joy.
>
> I don't think that file will fit on a CD.  LOL
> Maybe this will help:
>
> System
> -----------------------
> K3b Version: 1.0.4
>
> KDE Version: 3.5.9
> QT Version:  3.3.8
> Kernel:      2.6.23-gentoo-r8
> Devices
> -----------------------
> HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8520B 1.03 (/dev/hdc, ) [CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM] 
> [CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW] [SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R, RAW/R16, 
> RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R]
>
> Optiarc DVD RW AD-7200A 1.05 (/dev/hdd, ) [CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, 
> DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL] [DVD-ROM, 
> DVD-R Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Jump, 
> DVD-RAM, DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, DVD+RW, 
> DVD+R, DVD+R Dual Layer, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW] [SAO, TAO, RAW, 
> SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R, RAW/R16, RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R, Restricted Overwrite, 
> Layer Jump]
> Burned media
> -----------------------
> DVD+RW
>
> K3bIsoImager
> -----------------------
> mkisofs print size result: 423 (866304 bytes)
> Pipe throughput: 866304 bytes read, 866304 bytes written.
>
> Used versions
> -----------------------
> mkisofs: 2.1.1a34
> growisofs: 7.1
>
> growisofs
> -----------------------
> Executing 'builtin_dd if=/dev/fd/0 of=/dev/hdd obs=32k seek=27'
> umount: /media/hdd is not in the fstab (and you are not root)
> :-( /dev/hdd: unable to proceed with recording: unable to unmount
>
> growisofs command:
> -----------------------
> /usr/bin/growisofs -C 16,432 -M /dev/hdd=/dev/fd/0 
> -use-the-force-luke=notray -use-the-force-luke=tty 
> -use-the-force-luke=tracksize:423 -speed=4 
> -use-the-force-luke=bufsize:32m
>
> mkisofs
> -----------------------
> /usr/bin/mkisofs: Warning: Cannot add inode hints with -no-cache-inodes.
> /usr/bin/mkisofs: Warning: Cannot add inode hints with -no-cache-inodes.
> 423
> Rock Ridge signatures found
> /usr/bin/mkisofs: Value too large for defined data type. File 
> /backup/Wallpaper2_2008.07.03-18.20.32_1.tar is too large for current 
> mode - ignoring
> Rock Ridge signatures found
> /usr/bin/mkisofs: Value too large for defined data type. File 
> /backup/Wallpaper2_2008.07.03-18.20.32_1.tar is too large for current 
> mode - ignoring
> /usr/bin/mkisofs: Warning: Cannot add inode hints with -no-cache-inodes.
> Setting input-charset to 'ISO-8859-1' from locale.
> Rock Ridge signatures found
> /usr/bin/mkisofs: Value too large for defined data type. File 
> /backup/Wallpaper2_2008.07.03-18.20.32_1.tar is too large for current 
> mode - ignoring
> Total translation table size: 0
> Total rockridge attributes bytes: 169
> Total directory bytes: 238
> Path table size(bytes): 10
> Max brk space used 21000
> 423 extents written (0 MB)
>
> mkisofs calculate size command:
> -----------------------
> /usr/bin/mkisofs -cdrecord-params 16,432 -prev-session /dev/hdd -gui 
> -graft-points -print-size -quiet -volid 
> Wallpaper2_2008.07.03-18.20.32_1 -volset  -appid K3B THE CD KREATOR 
> (C) 1998-2006 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -publisher  -preparer  
> -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort 
> /tmp/kde-dale/k3bLMd7ia.tmp -rational-rock -hide-list 
> /tmp/kde-dale/k3bGRKstb.tmp -joliet -joliet-long -hide-joliet-list 
> /tmp/kde-dale/k3bGlrs1b.tmp -no-cache-inodes -udf 
> -full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -path-list 
> /tmp/kde-dale/k3bbo175b.tmp
>
> mkisofs command:
> -----------------------
> /usr/bin/mkisofs -cdrecord-params 16,432 -prev-session /dev/hdd -gui 
> -graft-points -volid Wallpaper2_2008.07.03-18.20.32_1 -volset  -appid 
> K3B THE CD KREATOR (C) 1998-2006 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM 
> -publisher  -preparer  -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 
> -sort /tmp/kde-dale/k3bUa5fVb.tmp -rational-rock -hide-list 
> /tmp/kde-dale/k3bxZlVdb.tmp -joliet -joliet-long -hide-joliet-list 
> /tmp/kde-dale/k3baD0Kxb.tmp -no-cache-inodes -udf 
> -full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -path-list 
> /tmp/kde-dale/k3bJazFqa.tmp
>
> Let me know if you need any other info.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>

Hi again,

I decided to try the fixed setting instead of my custom one.  I usually 
set them to be a little less than full but I just told Kbackup to do it 
for a 4.7Gb DVD.  Will post back what blows up when it gets done chewing.

Dale

:-)  :-)
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