CDTAR / News: Recent posts

DVD support now is limited to 4.0 GB size on each disk. I will be making a tweak that can split the archive into two or more files and then store them on a DVD. This shouldn't be very difficult, but I need a break for a month or two. The new tweak will support both new and old formats of archives.

Hello Everyone,

* There was a problem with latest uploads of the files, they have been corrupted, I will try again tonight.

Notes:
Make sure to go through the Settings and make sure to set the Writer entry and Device mount dir.
Besure to follow the volume size examples under Settings tab.

Changes:
* added continue on errors, so it doesn't just bomb if you don't have enough rights. Just remember to look at the /tmp/cdtar-error.log file.
* added limited support for DVDs, 4.0G only (tested with DVD+RWs.)
* added support for blanking/formating DVD media... read more

Hello Everyone,

I have purchased a DVD burner and will start looking at adding DVD Writers to CDTAR. The first type of disks that will be the tested is DVD+RW. After I get a new version out that supports DVD+RWs I intend on making DEBs availble.

I really have alot to correct in CDTAR, but only work on it every several months. I doubt that I will be rewriting in another language. Does it really need to be that pretty? It just needs to be more reliable. ... read more

I added a button called Esitmate under the Backup tab to scan the files selected for backup to determine CDs needed.

Yeah, I still need a burner. If someone would be so nice as to email so I can give you an address to send it to.

Thanks!

Hi,

Recently my CD burner has refused to burn any new disks. If someone could send me a burner I can be reached at mailto:paulbrantley@users.sourceforge.net

http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdtar/

*Corrected umount for single CD backups
*Add writer detection tools to Settings tab
*Made Backup Name changeable

I have been troubled by the fact that I can't be sure what the cd writers address might be on a particular install of Linux, so I have started on a script to help determine supported drive(s).