Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] backup to dvd not working

2011-05-14 09:19:18
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] backup to dvd not working
From: Alan Brown <ajb2 AT mssl.ucl.ac DOT uk>
To: Wouter Verhelst <wouter AT nixsys DOT be>
Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 14:14:47 +0100
On 14/05/11 11:30, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 12:26:20PM -0400, John Drescher wrote:
>>> I was trying to set up bacula on my parents' laptop the other day so
>>> that they could do proper backups to DVD+RW disks. Only it isn't
>>> working.
>>>
>> All I can say is the dvd writing code is alpha quality or even worse
>> since the developer working on that quit the project many years ago.
>> On top of that the developers (including Kern) also have discussed
>> removing that feature entirely.
>
> Right; I was afraid someone was going to say that.

I'll add this:

I'm currently going through a stack of DVDs recorded 2-3 years ago and 
~10% (out of 300) are not working.




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