Wes Hardaker wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:44:41 +0200, "Jari Fredriksson" <jarif AT iki DOT 
>>>>>> fi> said:
> 
> JF> I suggest you download 2.0.2 from Sourceforge and use that. Backup &
> JF> Restore both works with it, but I have no idea about Recycle. I have
> JF> 100 DVD+RW discs, and I'm now writing to #30. Takes some time until
> JF> all 100 is full...
> 
> I've run DVD backups on a 2.0.X system for 2+ years without any
> troubles (once I patched dvd-handler as noted in previous messages; the
> patch idea was never adopted into the main line code for some reason
> even though it's a trivial change).
> 
> I've since upgraded to 2.4 and DVDs get written just fine still, but the
> catalog system somehow gets confused about the archive size.  It
> frequently marks the disk as bad because the catalog size of the volume
> doesn't match the real size.  Looking at the previous writes, the disk
> is actually correct but bacula is not.  Go figure.  I'll probably
> downgrade to 2.0 again as there is no reason why DVDs can't work (they
> work just fine) and there is no reason why they shouldn't be supported.
> 
> I suspect there is even enough people interested and willing to help
> out, judging by recent mailings, but for some reason the support is
> going to be dropped instead???

I'm not saying that the dvd backup possibility should disappear.

I remember some message about broken code in 2.4 (Not tested as it should have 
been)
And some works on the 2.5 (next 3.0 have been made )

Before you downgrade to the 2.0, perharps you could find a way as you have the 
specs in place,
to give a try to 2.5 and so help all the project to keep the feature up to date 
and running
without this annoying bugs.
It's just the time ... I know that Kern and other are preparing a new beta with 
the last db
updates in the next few weeks (days ? :-) )

I'm pretty sure that your experience in dvd backups, and contributions to test, 
and report
error or success on the new version before it was release would be greatly 
appreciate.

Time to contribute :-)


-- 

     Bruno Friedmann


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