Unix and Linux → Packet writing to CD-RW

Does Linux support any packet writing to CD-RW? How would I do this?

I've never used it myself but K3B offers options to format and erase UDF disks. I'd assume it's as simple as formatting the disk in K3B and allowing the kernel to handle the writes. You might as well give it a try.

[EDIT] My bad. I just took a look. K3B has the option to erase a CDRW but no UDF formatter. My mistake.

[EDIT] You might want to start looking here. »sourceforge.net/projects ··· nux-udf/

»packet-cd.sourceforge.net/

How's your Linux/Programming skills? It seems like you'll have to patch your kernel. To add insult to injury, it's an old patch for 2.4.x, so it's probably gonna reject hunks and you'll have to go in with a text editor and manually merge.

Just give up packet writing; go with ISO multisession. Packet writing was always a nightmare for me.

It's not an updated because it was already accepted into kernel proper.

File systems --->
CD-ROM/DVD Filesystems --->
UDF file system support

bling-bling.

So I need udf support in the kernel, then format a disc as udf, then just "mount -o rw /dev/cdrom"?

I burned a UDF cd in nero. I try to mount it as read-write, buit it's now working.

said by davidsmind:

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It's not an updated because it was already accepted into kernel proper.

File systems --->
CD-ROM/DVD Filesystems --->
UDF file system support

bling-bling.

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no, that's not packet writing. That's support for UDF. UDF != packet writing -- you need the /dev/packetcd# block devices, which are from the packetcd patch I linked.

So I'm going to have to wait for someone to port packet writing to linux 2.6?

Yes. It seems like the DVD+RW guys are going to port DVD packet writing when DVD+RW's MRW format is finalized -- maybe they'll add support for Cd packet writing while they're at it.

Meanwhile, use K3b or some other nice CD mastering GUI and ISO multisession , it feels almost as nice as packet writing.