Perform various actions on a cd-r, cd-rw, and dvd-r
cdrwtool -d device -i | -g
cdrwtool -d device -s [ write-parameters ]
cdrwtool -d device -q [ write-parameters ]
cdrwtool -d device -m offset [ write-parameters ]
cdwrtool -d device -u blocks [ write-parameters ]
cdrwtool -d device -b b_mode [ write-parameters ]
cdrwtool -d device -c blocks [ write-parameters ]
cdwrtool -d device -f filename [ write-parameters ]
cdwrtool -d device -r track [ write-parameters ]
cdrwtool -h
The cdwrtool command can perform certain actions on a CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R device. Mainly these are blanking the media, formating it for use with the packet-cd device, and applying an UDF filesystem.
The most common usage is probably the `quick setup' option:
cdrwtool -d device -q
which will blank the disc, format it as one large track, and write the UDF filesystem structures.
Other options get and set various parameters of how the device is set up, and provide for different offsets, modes and settings from the defaults.
The usefulness of most of the options is not explained.
Main directives:
Specify the device to use. eg. /dev/sr0
Print disc track info.
Print write parameters.
Make a UDF filesystem using length number of blocks.
`Quick setup': blank the disc, format it as one large track and write a UDF filesystem.
Format the disc at offset number of blocks.
Blank the disk using a mode of `full' or `fast'.
Write file.
Close track.
Reserve track.
Set write parameters determined by -l, -w, and -p options for the disc.
(Note by your Debian maintainer: Apparently this option does nothing.)
Specify the udf revision to use. Valid revisions are 0x0201, 0x0200, 0x0150, and 0x0102. If omitted, mkudffs udf-version is 0x0150.
Prints a sparse help message.
Write parameters:
Set write speed. (Defaults to 12x ?)
Set multi-session field. Either `0' (default), `1', or `3', corresponding to `No B0 pointer. Next Session not allowed', `B0 pointer = FF:FF:FF. Next session not allowed', and `Next session allowed. B0 pointer = next possible program area' respectively.
Set write mode. Either `mode1' or `mode2' (default).
Set packet type. Either `0' or `1' (default), corresponding to variable and fixed packet sizes respectively.
Set write offset.
Jens Axboe <[email protected]> Ben Fennema <[email protected]> Some additions by Richard Atterer <[email protected]>
cdrwtool is part of the udftools package and is available from http://linux-udf.sourceforge.net.
pktsetup(1)