From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932200AbVHRMjE (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:39:04 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932203AbVHRMjE (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:39:04 -0400 Received: from zproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.162.202]:22041 "EHLO zproxy.gmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932200AbVHRMjD convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:39:03 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=LLWaeqsPDixAgRNz6TGXjZku/+Wwtn2zWz+r3yzMsjsI+o9OxHBtJfzqmU7RvEFnAd1knhVBUu3z+pRY4zcZGiCyyOUDdWWjgqj/Dy2KHqpDK/G5TJ2Ji87G8YEk2wDzR4hojk5QmlnXSq6lu/S80e+684ogkbKE7ze/LrYyvus= Message-ID: <7cd5d4b40508180538133ca00f@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:38:58 +0800 From: jeff shia To: jeff shia , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: can I write to the cdrom through writing to the device file sr0? In-Reply-To: <20050818100733.GA110@DervishD> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Content-Disposition: inline References: <7cd5d4b4050818014042740322@mail.gmail.com> <20050818100733.GA110@DervishD> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org thank you ,DervishD. another question:What is the difference between cdrtools and cdrecord? It seems that the fomer is bigger. On 8/18/05, DervishD wrote: > Hi Jeff :) > > * jeff shia dixit: > > I want to write a cdrw user space driver just like cdreord,but the > > cdrecord is too complex and huge!can I write to the cdrom through > > writing to the device file sr0,here sr0 is the device file of the > > cdrw. > > Although someone may say that the size of cdrecord is > proportional to the author's ego, the crude reality is that cdrecord > has to be such complex and huge (well, I don't think it is huge, > but...). It has to be complex because cdwriting *is* complex. Take a > look at the code and see if you can get rid of things. Nowadays I > think that most of the writers out there are SCSI-3/MMC compliant, so > you can just use that driver, but that won't probably remove much > code. > > Try joining a cdrecord alternative. I don't remember the name, > but a project to build a cd recording library exists. > > Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado > > -- > Linux Registered User 88736 | http://www.dervishd.net > http://www.pleyades.net & http://www.gotesdelluna.net > It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to... >