udftools

[Cariboo]

Hello,
How can I use "udftools" to format a blank CD-R/W or a DVD and use it afterwards as a large floppy, i.e. that I can write and read and delete single files or directories.
Any response certainly is appreciated!
j-g

[fos]

I have never used udftools. I did find a link on the Mepis site that may be of use:

http://www.mepis.org/node/5612

udf looks pretty useful. The documentation is very sparse. Maybe someone else here has some experience with it.

Let me know if this helps.

fos....

[Cariboo]

Thank you fos,
I found the link and it looks promising...
the first thing necassary is, that udftools is installed...before I try it, I would like to know if that's the case.
How do I know if a package is installed?
j-g

[bluesdog]

Trydpkg --list 'udftools'andfind / -name udftools

You can also use synaptic, the gui front end to apt.

[Cariboo]

Thanks,
I found udftools and other udftool.* files.
I followed the instructions in www.mepis.org/node/5612 and tried to reconfigure udftools. Here I got the message:
[root@libranet:/home/jex]# dpkg-reconfigure udftools
Not stopping udftools packet writing: No devices listed in /etc/default/udftools
Not starting udftools packet writing: No devices listed in /etc/default/udftools
When I checked the udftools file I found each line beginning with #:
# Drives to register for packet writing:
#DEVICES="/dev/cdrom"
# In case detection of udev on your system fails, override it here.
# Possible values are "true" or "false".
#UDEV=true
# Pktcdvd patches for kernels 2.6.8 and later use a new interface for
# talking to the kernel, as well as a new set of device nodes. In case
# detection of the proper interface on your system fails, override
# it here. Possible values are "true" or "false".
#NEWINT=true
# Only when using the new interface do you have the option to choose the
# names for the packet writing devices. This is ignored otherwise.
# For example, if DEVICES="/dev/hdd /dev/sr0" and
# NEWINTNAMES="cdwriter dvdwriter", then /dev/hdd will correspond to
# /dev/pktcdvd/cdwriter, and /dev/sr0 will correspond to
# /dev/pktcdvd/dvdwriter. The default setting is NEWINTNAMES="0 1 2 3".
#NEWINTNAMES="0 1 2 3"

Is this correct?

[benjaminq]

I'd say no since it doesn't work for you ;-)

Looks like you need to "decomment" the DEVICE="/dev/yourcdrom" (and set the path correctly if this is not the path to the CDrom you want to use package writing with.

I'd try this first and then go through the other options. Maybe an udftools expert can give you more info. In any case make a backup of the file before changing it (this holds true for every action on system files).

Hope it helps.

BEnjamin

[Cariboo]

Hi, Thanks,
....so the "#" stands for "coment", is that right? What other lines in this file would I have to decoment then?
j-g

[fos]

# does designate a comment.

Any line preceeded by a # is disregarded.

Look at the configuration of your computer and try to uncomment the lines that are appropriate to you actual setup. The comment lines should give some hints. Sorry I can't be any more help.

fos...

[Cariboo]

Hello,
UDFTOOLS experts wanted....I'm a step furhter...
[root@libranet:/home/jex]# vi /etc/default/udftools ("decommenting" line 2 and 5)
[root@libranet:/home/jex]# dpkg-reconfigure udftools
Stopping udftools packet writing:
/dev/pktcdvd/0=/dev/cdrom1
Starting udftools packet writing:
/dev/pktcdvd/0=/dev/cdrom1

Now obviously packet writing is started. What would be the next step? What I did:
I inserted a blank CD-R/W and got Error messageUnable to mount the selected volume. The volume is probably in a format that cannot be mounted.
I inserted a Windows InCD formatted CD-R/W. It was mounted right away. I could read/access the contents.
When I tried to write on it I got Error messageError while copying to "/cdrom". The destination disk is read-only.
It looks like packet writing is not stared or it is not finding the CD drive....I don't know... any ideas?
Thanks
j-g