I dont know if this is it but ive plaed with DirectCD, it does NOT write to the cd normally, it creates a file with its own type of file system :-/ if u put in in a windows box u will see it will install the files needed to read from it... I dont know if this is it but it could be... hope this helps
- overid3 =] On Thursday 22 March 2001 15:53, Nate Amsden wrote: > Alexander Poquet wrote: > > Hi folks. > > > > I have a rather large collection of MP3s that I burned onto CDs using my > > step-brother's burner, which is on a Windows box. I burned it on using > > the DirectCD system. Anyway, I compiled Joliet extension support into > > my kernel and can mount the CDs fine; I get a directory listing, and > > all seems to work okay. > > > > However, I was unable to play the MP3s off the CD -- I presumed this was > > because I have an old computer whose CD read speed was simply too slow. > > So I decided to copy the file onto my drive. Upon doing so, cp hangs > > for a long time as the CD sounds like it's 'trying' to read. Eventually, > > I get "cp: reading 'Foo - Bar.mp3': Input/output error" on stderr. > > > > However, the cp was partially successful: a portion of the file does > > seem to transfer. I know this isn't a problem with my drive because my > > Debian CD, which I burned on the same CD burner (albeit without the > > DirectCD stuff) reads quite correctly, even with large files (like > > tetex-base). Of course, that's ISO9660 + rockridge instead of joliet > > extensions. I can get small text files and such off of the CD. The > > partially cp'd mp3 is not corrupted in any way, it's just not complete. > > > > I know it isn't the CD, because I can read them properly with my > > roomate's Windows computer. > > it is the CD. or the drive take your pick. ive been burning cds for about 6 > years now and i CONSTNANTLY see that problem. no matter what the cdr brand > (from plextor to sony to matshita etc), to cdr media brand(tried about a > dozen different brands). and ive tried about 6 different cd-r drives > and in at least 3 different operating systems on probably a dozen different > computers. it happens accross all of them. some more some less. especially > on large files. and of course ive tried about 8 different cd-r programs. > > CDROMs just dont play well with CDR media. some of the older drives do > (~8X ide) some drives are better then others but on the dozens of cdroms > ive used all of them have the problem to some extent. CDR/CDRW drives > have the best chances of reading a CDR/CDRW CD media. now on small > files like MP3s i don't see it happen as often, mostly on large > 100MB+ files(almost gauranteed if its 200MB+ on any drive). > > after all the variables i have changed my conclusion is that cdr > media just doesn't work in some cdroms. maybe its the lasers in > the drives themselves..maybe its the vibration/rpms ..who knows. > > i've just come to accept it and not use CDR for certain kinds of > backup, or make smaller files. > > nate
