The UDFtools package contains utilities for creating and mounting CD-RW disks with UDF file systems for both reading and writing. UDF files systems are used on both CD-RW media and on DVD. For more details of the UDF file system standard see: http://www.osta.org and http://www.ecma-international.org.
Download (HTTP): http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/linux-udf/udftools-1.0.0b3.tar.gz
Download MD5 sum: 2f491ddd63f31040797236fe18db9e60
Download size: 287 KB
Estimated disk space required: 3.5 MB
Estimated build time: 0.10 SBU
Note that this patch can permanently damage your CD drive if it is from one of the few mentioned at http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/25/1737244. Do not apply the patch without first checking out the article.
Install the kernel patch by running the following commands from the kernel source directory:
bzcat ../packet-2.6.8-2.patch.bz2 | patch -Np1
In the kernel configuration, modify your settings to match those listed here:
Block devices Packet writing on CD/DVD media: Y or M CD-ROM/DVD Filesystems UDF file system support Y or M
Recompile and install the new kernel.
Install UDFtools by running the following commands:
bzcat ../udftools-1.0.0b3.patch.bz2 | patch -Np1 && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make
Now, as the root user:
make install
Last updated on 2005-08-01 13:29:19 -0600