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Chuck Payne

14 Jul 2008 14 Jul '08

16:59

Guys, I am trying to write a script and I am lost with cdrecord. What I am trying to do is grad the dir I need to backup incase my box crashes, then burn that to DVD so I can take it off site. My problem is that I don't know how to translate my recorder /dev/hda to something cdrecord will understand. -- -- Command, n.: Statement presented by a human and accepted by a computer in such a manner as to make the human feel as if he is in control. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

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Ed Harrison

14 Jul 14 Jul

18:17

Chuck Payne wrote:

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Guys,

I am trying to write a script and I am lost with cdrecord. What I am trying to do is grad the dir I need to backup incase my box crashes, then burn that to DVD so I can take it off site. My problem is that I don't know how to translate my recorder /dev/hda to something cdrecord will understand.

First of all, which version? /dev/sr0 is now used, as of 10.2 or 10.3. /dev/hda is your first hard drive. Do a "ll /dev/cdrom (or /dev/dvd)" to get the real device. lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-07-14 03:27 /dev/cdrom -> sr0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-07-14 03:27 /dev/cdrom1 -> sr1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-07-14 03:27 /dev/cdrw -> sr0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-07-14 03:27 /dev/cdrw1 -> sr1 or lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-07-14 03:27 /dev/dvd -> sr0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-07-14 03:27 /dev/dvd1 -> sr1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-07-14 03:27 /dev/dvdrw -> sr0 Ed -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Chuck Payne

18:27

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Ed Harrison wrote:

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Chuck Payne wrote:

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Guys,

I am trying to write a script and I am lost with cdrecord. What I am trying to do is grad the dir I need to backup incase my box crashes, then burn that to DVD so I can take it off site. My problem is that I don't know how to translate my recorder /dev/hda to something cdrecord will understand.

First of all, which version? /dev/sr0 is now used, as of 10.2 or 10.3. /dev/hda is your first hard drive.

Do a "ll /dev/cdrom (or /dev/dvd)" to get the real device.

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-07-14 03:27 /dev/cdrom -> sr0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-07-14 03:27 /dev/cdrom1 -> sr1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-07-14 03:27 /dev/cdrw -> sr0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-07-14 03:27 /dev/cdrw1 -> sr1

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lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-07-14 03:27 /dev/dvd -> sr0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-07-14 03:27 /dev/dvd1 -> sr1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-07-14 03:27 /dev/dvdrw -> sr0

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It's SLE 9. And my cdrecorder is /dev/hda rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Aug 24 2006 cdrecorder -> hda lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Aug 24 2006 cdrom -> hda -- -- Command, n.: Statement presented by a human and accepted by a computer in such a manner as to make the human feel as if he is in control. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

G T Smith

18:29

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Guys,

I am trying to write a script and I am lost with cdrecord. What I am trying to do is grad the dir I need to backup incase my box crashes, then burn that to DVD so I can take it off site. My problem is that I don't know how to translate my recorder /dev/hda to something cdrecord will understand.

Hmm... I assume grad == grab ... Which scripting language? SuSE has used wodim rather than cdrecord for some time. (cdrecord is usually a link to wodim). However to burn to iso you need to create an iso image with mkisofs then burn for CD or use growisofs... Relevant man pages are... man wodim man mkisofs man growisofs I have perl module in pre-alpha that interacts with various DVD/CD tools to copy files to dvd or cd which may give you a few ideas in Perl. But if you dont know Perl this will not help a lot. - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIe5skasN0sSnLmgIRAq0bAKDv5tKucj7MrVe6rLpYd5bA8ep8yACfVD0o kTc85l23VQtYZigJik+bjCk= =Gqho -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Chuck Payne

20:57

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 2:29 PM, G T Smith wrote:

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Chuck Payne wrote:

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Guys,

I am trying to write a script and I am lost with cdrecord. What I am trying to do is grad the dir I need to backup incase my box crashes, then burn that to DVD so I can take it off site. My problem is that I don't know how to translate my recorder /dev/hda to something cdrecord will understand.

Hmm...

I assume grad == grab ...

Which scripting language?

SuSE has used wodim rather than cdrecord for some time. (cdrecord is usually a link to wodim). However to burn to iso you need to create an iso image with mkisofs then burn for CD or use growisofs...

Relevant man pages are...

man wodim man mkisofs man growisofs

I have perl module in pre-alpha that interacts with various DVD/CD tools to copy files to dvd or cd which may give you a few ideas in Perl. But if you dont know Perl this will not help a lot.

- -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone.

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Yes, grad = grab. I am dyslexic. Still does answer the question I asked. -- -- Command, n.: Statement presented by a human and accepted by a computer in such a manner as to make the human feel as if he is in control. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

G T Smith

15 Jul 15 Jul

08:12

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Chuck Payne wrote:

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On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 2:29 PM, G T Smith wrote: Chuck Payne wrote:

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Guys,

I am trying to write a script and I am lost with cdrecord. What I am trying to do is grad the dir I need to backup incase my box crashes, then burn that to DVD so I can take it off site. My problem is that I don't know how to translate my recorder /dev/hda to something cdrecord will understand. Hmm...

I assume grad == grab ...

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Relevant man pages are...

man wodim man mkisofs man growisofs

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Yes, grad = grab. I am dyslexic. Still does answer the question I asked.

No criticism intended, just needed to make certain that a couple of alternatives (grade and guard) were not meant. You indicated elsewhere that you were using SLES 9 and I know little about this version, I am not even sure whether this uses the 2.4 or 2.6 kernel (there are significant difference in CD/DVD support). However, I am fairly certain this would have the original cdrecord so please disregard comments about wodim. There are significant differences between what cdrecord supports and wodim (and growisofs capabilities). I think your best bet would be to contact a cdrecord related forum and supply them with the details of the version of cdrecord/growisofs in use when you contact them. Or give the list a bit more detail about you have and how you intend to use it, so someone who has the relevant experience can give more appropriate assistance. - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIfFvkasN0sSnLmgIRAlqnAKCifWp5bz2bFb7FENcffb/Df113xACgoIZz rEihIm8IA4Ni0w4EGxOIw34= =6066 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Chuck Payne

14:07

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 4:12 AM, G T Smith wrote:

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On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 2:29 PM, G T Smith wrote: Chuck Payne wrote:

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Guys,

I am trying to write a script and I am lost with cdrecord. What I am trying to do is grad the dir I need to backup incase my box crashes, then burn that to DVD so I can take it off site. My problem is that I don't know how to translate my recorder /dev/hda to something cdrecord will understand. Hmm...

I assume grad == grab ...

<snip>

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Relevant man pages are...

man wodim man mkisofs man growisofs

<snip>

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Yes, grad = grab. I am dyslexic. Still does answer the question I asked.

No criticism intended, just needed to make certain that a couple of alternatives (grade and guard) were not meant.

You indicated elsewhere that you were using SLES 9 and I know little about this version, I am not even sure whether this uses the 2.4 or 2.6 kernel (there are significant difference in CD/DVD support). However, I am fairly certain this would have the original cdrecord so please disregard comments about wodim. There are significant differences between what cdrecord supports and wodim (and growisofs capabilities).

I think your best bet would be to contact a cdrecord related forum and supply them with the details of the version of cdrecord/growisofs in use when you contact them. Or give the list a bit more detail about you have and how you intend to use it, so someone who has the relevant experience can give more appropriate assistance.

- -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone.

Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

iD8DBQFIfFvkasN0sSnLmgIRAlqnAKCifWp5bz2bFb7FENcffb/Df113xACgoIZz rEihIm8IA4Ni0w4EGxOIw34= =6066 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

GT, Thanks. I found the answer. Bad part I had to output the info to txt file then use text to way, so if anyone else who is dyslexlic, here a nice way to get information you need. There are two ways info/man <package> | festival --tts Or info <package> > <package>.txt ; cat <package>.txt | text2wave -o <package>.wav ; lame <package>.wav <package>.mp3 Anyway here what I got. cdrecord -scanbus scsibus0: 0,0,0 0) 'DELL ' 'SuSE ' 'V1.0' Removable Disk Side note, done any one know how to make that line into a fuction? -- -- Command, n.: Statement presented by a human and accepted by a computer in such a manner as to make the human feel as if he is in control. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

David Bolt

17:27

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, Chuck Payne wrote:- While I can't give you any help with regards to cdrecord... <snip>

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info <package> > <package>.txt ; cat <package>.txt | text2wave -o <package>.wav ; lame <package>.wav <package>.mp3

You can cut out some of this, including the two intermediate files, and reduce it down to just: info <package> | text2wave | lame - <package>.mp3 Regards, David Bolt -- Team Acorn: http://www.distributed.net/ OGR-P2 @ ~100Mnodes RC5-72 @ ~15Mkeys SUSE 10.1 32 | | openSUSE 10.3 32bit | openSUSE 11.0 32bit | openSUSE 10.2 64bit | openSUSE 10.3 64bit | openSUSE 11.0 64bit RISC OS 3.6 | TOS 4.02 | openSUSE 10.3 PPC | RISC OS 3.11 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

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