How use dvddao?

I want to back up my hard drive onto a DVD r/w. I have an Asus DRW-1814BL 
r/w dvd drive and some blank Maxell dvd's labeled dvd-r. The store 
explained that the "-r" means I can write once but not erase and write

something different. I issue a command:

dvddao --format dvdrwfull s:

and the program says, "Error: Device is busy or not responding : 31."

Similarly I can type

dvddao --config f:\apps\dvddao\dvddao.cfg f:\

and it says, "Installed media not support formatting. Can't format media: 
87." The little config file reads in its entirety:

*: --verbose 2 --log f:\apps\dvddao\vid.log --stdout --speed 4 -d S 
--format dvdrwfull

Editing the config file to omit the final format instruction the program 
says:

Info : DVDDAO Version 2.0.2 . Copyright (C) 2004-2007 nickk
Info : Loading media...
Info : Locking media...
Info : Device: 'ASUS    DRW-1814BL      1.13'. Interface: 05
Info : Device features : 0x0000 0x0001 0x0002 0x0003 0x0004 0x0010 0x001d 
0x001e 0x001f 0x0020 0x0021 0x0023 0x0024 0x0026 0x002a 0x002b 0x002c 
0x002d 0x002e 0x002f 0x0033 0x003b 0x0100 0x0101 0x0103 0x0104 0x0105 
0x0106 0x0107 0x0108 0x010a 0x010b 0xff33
Info : Device supports writing to : DVD+RW DVD+R CD-R DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-R 
DL DVD+R DL
Info : Disk info: len 20 status 00 state 00 erasable 0 sessions 1 
firsttrack 1 lasttrack 1 lastsessionstart 0 opc tables 0
Info : Track 1 info: len 26 track 1/0 sess 1 trackmode 04 damage 0 
datamode 01 FP 0 blank 1 RT 0 start 0 nextwr 0 free 2297888 size 2297888 
lastrec 0
Info : Track info: len 26 track 1/0 sess 1 trackmode 04 damage 0 datamode 
01 FP 0 blank 1 RT 0 start 0 nextwr 0 free 2297888 size 2297888 lastrec 0
Info : Disk capacity: 1 blocks of 2048 bytes
Error : Sense on 0x43 cmd : SK 0x05 ASC 0x24 ASCQ 0x00 (INVALID FIELD IN 
CDB)
Error : Cant get toc info : 19
Info : Media type : DVD-R
Info : Supported speed upto 2297887 block : R:11080kb/s (8.00x) 
W:22160kb/s (16.00x) CAV non-exact
Info : Supported speed upto 2297887 block : R:11080kb/s (8.00x) 
W:16620kb/s (12.00x) CAV non-exact
Info : Supported speed upto 2297887 block : R:11080kb/s (8.00x) 
W:13850kb/s (10.00x) CAV non-exact
Info : Supported speed upto 2297887 block : R:11080kb/s (8.00x) 
W:11080kb/s (8.00x) CAV non-exact
Info : Supported speed upto 2297887 block : R:11080kb/s (8.00x) W:5540kb/s 
(4.00x) [Z]CLV non-exact
Info : Total media size 2297887 blocks, 4488 MB
Info : Written space 0 blocks, 0 MB
Info : Free space 2297872 blocks, 4488 MB
Info : Disk manufacturer id : <ProdiscF02  >
Info : Setting stream speed to 5540k/s upto 2297886 block for writing
Error : Cant read enough data (0 of 3639090 done) from <f:\mixer.txt> 
source
Error : Read only 3271934 bytes of 6911024 requested. rc 232
Error : Cant initialize track buffer: 232
Info : Unlocking media...

And it fails. Is there a way to do this? Dvddao.exe's readme says it can 
copy a file to a dvd but I can't find any option which copies files 
recursively.

On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:35:01 GMT, Craig Colby wrote:

:>I want to back up my hard drive onto a DVD r/w. I have an Asus DRW-1814BL 
:>r/w dvd drive and some blank Maxell dvd's labeled dvd-r. The store 
:>explained that the "-r" means I can write once but not erase and
write 
:>something different. I issue a command:

You probably want DVD+RW, if you write to a DVD-R you cannot erase and re-use
it. Don't format DVD-R or DVD+R, after that they are unusable.

A used DVD RW needs to be erased before re-use, a new one not. Here's a .cmd
file I use for backup (change path etc to fit for your system):
=========
@ECHO OFF
echo Collecting data into 1G .iso files
mkisofs2.exe -l -split-output -o e:\Laura\dvd -v -log-file burn.log
e:\Laura\school e:\laura\2e_comp_boven

echo Writing ISO files as one image to DVD

e:\binp\dvddao\dvddao.exe -d 0,1,0 --speed 4 -v 3 e:\Laura\dvd.iso_00
e:\Laura\dvd.iso_01 e:\Laura\dvd.iso_02 e:\Laura\dvd.iso_03
e:\Laura\dvd.iso_04
==========

Mat Nieuwenhoven

I had a similar experience trying to write something to a CD using (for 
the first time) dvddao. Matt's answer seems to be "make an .iso file, then

write that to the CD (or DVD). Is this necessary? IOW, is dvddao unable to 
simply copy files from a folder to a CD?

Clyde

On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:07:34 UTC, cstauffer@cinci.rr.com (Clyde 
Stauffer) wrote:

-> I had a similar experience trying to write something to a CD using (for 
-> the first time) dvddao. Matt's answer seems to be "make an .iso file,
then 
-> write that to the CD (or DVD). Is this necessary? IOW, is dvddao unable to

-> simply copy files from a folder to a CD?
-> 
-> Clyde
-> 

DVDDAO is for writing an ISO image to a disc.  If you want to mount 
the DVD writer to copy files directly, you either have to use a front 
end for DVDDAO which allows you to drag and drop files to the GUI 
which then builds an ISO image when you are done to write to the disc;
use RSJ which works great for this; or if you have an MCP based relase
of OS/2 or eCS, youcan use UDF filesystem to format a DVD-/+R/W or 
DVD-RAM media and then write to it like any other drive.  Some info on
UDF can be fond in an old article on VOICE - 
http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/VNL0501H/vnewsf3.htm  

Mark

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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:40:52 GMT, Mark Dodel wrote:

:>On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:07:34 UTC, cstauffer@cinci.rr.com (Clyde 
:>Stauffer) wrote:
:>
:>-> I had a similar experience trying to write something to a CD using
(for 
:>-> the first time) dvddao. Matt's answer seems to be "make an .iso
file, then 
:>-> write that to the CD (or DVD). Is this necessary? IOW, is dvddao
unable to 
:>-> simply copy files from a folder to a CD?
:>-> 
:>-> Clyde
:>-> 
:>
:>DVDDAO is for writing an ISO image to a disc.  If you want to mount 
:>the DVD writer to copy files directly, you either have to use a front 
:>end for DVDDAO which allows you to drag and drop files to the GUI 
:>which then builds an ISO image when you are done to write to the disc;
:>use RSJ which works great for this; or if you have an MCP based relase
:>of OS/2 or eCS, youcan use UDF filesystem to format a DVD-/+R/W or 
:>DVD-RAM media and then write to it like any other drive.  Some info on
:>UDF can be fond in an old article on VOICE - 
:>http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/VNL0501H/vnewsf3.htm  

I use Panasonic DVD-RAM disks (4.7 G, speed 2-3x) for my backups. If I use
them as-bought, they are fine albeit slow (I guess < 500 k/s); if I reformat
them with UDF under eCS, they are unusable, I don't know why.

Mat Nieuwenhoven