Can't save to multisession DVD in USB drive? (Solved)
Posted: Tue 18 Aug 2009, 14:02
Hi all
I'm having trouble with saving the session to the live-dvd. I followed all the instructions, and have created a multi-session dvd with pburn in PL. When I shut down, puppy asks if I want to save and so I tab to the [Save to CD] button and hit <enter>. The screen goes black and then i get a message:
'If stuck here long time ensure cd tray is closed and hit enter' (or similar).
This line appears twice, then there's a pause (short time only ), then the DVD tray ejects and I get a message:
'Have saved session to live-DVD
(unless it has not, which is an error)'
Talk about an each-way bet . This box tells me to hit enter to close the tray (after optionally removing the media).
When I reboot with that DVD, I have to go through the startup stuff (identifying the mouse type, keyboard and Xorg/Xvesa setup options) before I'm taken to the normal startup screen with the 'Welcome! Click here for getting-started information' clicky , where all the options that I configured in the previous session have reverted back to defaults.
I'm pretty sure I've followed the instructions right. When I look at the DVD in windows (right click, properties, InCD tab - from the DVD item in the folder pane in windows explorer) it says it is a DVD-R Sequential Recording; as opposed to the DVD i burned from windows to start the process which is just a DVD-R in the same tab.
2 questions. 1) how do i find out what is going on with the session saving? is there a log file somewhere, or can I set some options to see output similar to the way pburn shows what is happening when it is burning a DVD?
2) can i save the session, manually, before shutting down, so I can check the DVD has had further info saved without having to go through all the startup configuration fun?
tia,
mcalex
<edit>
oh.
have just found the burner specs.
writing type:
DVD+R: Incremental Write (Multi Session Support)
DVD-R: Disc at Once, Incremental Recording (Multi-Border Support)
Looks like I gotta get me some DVD+R discs
a gotcha if anyone else has the same burner.
oh well, the success/error message was right, i suppose
_____________________________
AMD Athlon XP 1700+ 1.48 GHz
256 MB Ram
USB Mouse, 'purple-plug' keyboard
Optorite DD1601 DVD Burner
Using Puppy 4.2.1
I'm having trouble with saving the session to the live-dvd. I followed all the instructions, and have created a multi-session dvd with pburn in PL. When I shut down, puppy asks if I want to save and so I tab to the [Save to CD] button and hit <enter>. The screen goes black and then i get a message:
'If stuck here long time ensure cd tray is closed and hit enter' (or similar).
This line appears twice, then there's a pause (short time only ), then the DVD tray ejects and I get a message:
'Have saved session to live-DVD
(unless it has not, which is an error)'
Talk about an each-way bet . This box tells me to hit enter to close the tray (after optionally removing the media).
When I reboot with that DVD, I have to go through the startup stuff (identifying the mouse type, keyboard and Xorg/Xvesa setup options) before I'm taken to the normal startup screen with the 'Welcome! Click here for getting-started information' clicky , where all the options that I configured in the previous session have reverted back to defaults.
I'm pretty sure I've followed the instructions right. When I look at the DVD in windows (right click, properties, InCD tab - from the DVD item in the folder pane in windows explorer) it says it is a DVD-R Sequential Recording; as opposed to the DVD i burned from windows to start the process which is just a DVD-R in the same tab.
2 questions. 1) how do i find out what is going on with the session saving? is there a log file somewhere, or can I set some options to see output similar to the way pburn shows what is happening when it is burning a DVD?
2) can i save the session, manually, before shutting down, so I can check the DVD has had further info saved without having to go through all the startup configuration fun?
tia,
mcalex
<edit>
oh.
have just found the burner specs.
writing type:
DVD+R: Incremental Write (Multi Session Support)
DVD-R: Disc at Once, Incremental Recording (Multi-Border Support)
Looks like I gotta get me some DVD+R discs
a gotcha if anyone else has the same burner.
oh well, the success/error message was right, i suppose
_____________________________
AMD Athlon XP 1700+ 1.48 GHz
256 MB Ram
USB Mouse, 'purple-plug' keyboard
Optorite DD1601 DVD Burner
Using Puppy 4.2.1