Re: Dual Layer DVD Burning

In article <fi5gu3$ft$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Borax Man <rotflol@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

I have two questions. Firstly, if I purchase a DVD recorder which can
burn dual layer, and suitable media, will growisofs allow me to burn
dual layer discs? I can't find much which conclusively says yes.

Yes -- at least, when burning from a prepared image file. (I've not tried
it any other way.)

Is is the same command as burning single layer 4.7G
discs?

Yes.

One caveat: With the dual-layer discs I've got (RiData brand) and the DVD
burner I've got (an HP), the first burn attempt invariably fails. Using
the same disc, the second attempt works. Since the end result is a good
burn, I consider it a minor nuisance rather than a real problem. This is
probably a drive/media idiosyncracy, but I can't rule out the possibility
that it's a quirk of dual-layer burning under Linux or with my drive.

Secondly, I'm open to recommendations about which brand to get, or which
to avoid. I'm looking at Yamaha, because the CD Burner I have is a
yamaha and its worked very well for the past 7 years and only now
starting to become less than 100% reliable.

Mine is an HP DVD Writer 940d, according to the /proc filesystem entry.
I'd originally bought a Sony, but it had problems reading the discs it had
burned itself about 1/2 the time, so I returned it and got the HP. The
only "coasters" I recall it burning have been with DVD+RW media that have
been used several times. (The Memorex DVD+RWs I've got seem to only be
good for about 2-4 burns before they become useless.) Mostly I've used
Verbatim single-layer DVD+R discs, but I've used a few RiData dual-layer
DVD+Rs, Memorex DVD+RWs, and Verbatim single-layer DVD-Rs. I've recently
bought some Taiyo Yuden single-layer DVD+Rs, but so far I've only burned
one.

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Author of books on Linux, FreeBSD, and networking
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