Hi, Kirk! For sure I know you can write UDF on CD's as well. Perhaps you are right about DirectCD's function of working around ISO9660/Joliet FS, but UDF on CD's is definitely a reality. I know at least of one package that write UDF even though in a single session only, the software is called Nero. Best, Vic ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kirk Wood" <cpt.kirk@xxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 11:02 PM Subject: Re: Do you know if kernel 2.4.x includes UDF module > On Sun, 20 May 2001, Victor Tsaran wrote: > > No, UDF is actually RW. Under MS-Windows we can use such software as > > Adaptive's Direct CD which allows for reading/writing under UDF. > > How can we then use CDRW's under Linux? > > Actually, this is *not* UDF. It is cludge work arround for Joliet > extension to ISO9660 file system. (UDF is used on DVD not CD.) Also, you > can't overwrite anything unless you format the entire disk. What happens > when you put down a new file is the table of contents point to the new > version while the old version remains there. The process of writting at > will is known as packet writting and I don't know if Linux has such > software. > > As for using CDRW under linux, there is an option in cdrecord to format > the disk before writting. This will erase the previous sesions and restart > the disk fresh. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > > Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
