[Dvdrtools-users] Speed setting

[Philip Juels]

Hi all,

I'm using dvdrecord version 1.11a15 with a Sony DRU-120A DVD+RW (2.4x 
DVD+R speed) drive on a Mandrake 7.2 linux system (kernel 2.2.17).  I'm 
attempting to simply archive random data and files by:

mkisofs -R -J -udf -U -o dvd.iso /home/source_dir

Which successfully creates the image (i used the mkisofs from the 
dvdrtools dist), which I checked by mounting it.  When I run...

dvdrecord -v -overburn dev=1,0,0 dvd.iso

the process wants to burn with a speed of 11 which is well beyond the 
2.4 capability of the drive.  I tried setting the speed switch to 1 and 
even 0, but it still tries to burn at 11 (can I call this the 'Spinal 
Tap' issue?)

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks
Philip Juels
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