Can puppy linux read a UDF DVD (Answer: yes!)

[nonyeb]

I've just burned a DVD from windows with alot of the linux stuff I seem to be acumulating.I used the UDF format to avoid long filename corruption.Then I booted puppy linux to get access to it but it wont mount.Have I made a mistake using UDF or can puppy be made to access this format.

[MU]

you need a devicedriver, search the forum for "udf", the results are very new.

e.g. this one:
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.p ... hlight=udf

Mark

[GuestToo]

in Puppy 211, i can access a udf disc by typing something like:

mount -t udf /dev/hdc /mnt/hdc

use the correct names for the device and mount point, of course

this seems to work on my machine without needing to install any device drivers first

if it works, type umount /mnt/hdc after you are finished with the disc

[nonyeb]

Thankyou,
"mount -t udf /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom"
worked fine and I got access to the dvd from xfe my file manager.I wonder whether I could modify mut to do this for me like it does with an iso format cdrom.

[MU]

you could drag a script on your desktop.

Create a textfile in leafpad

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#!/bin/bash

mount -t udf /dev/hdc /mnt/hdc

Save it as /usr/bin/udfmount

Make it executable:
chmod 755 /usr/bin/udfmount

Then drag it on your desktop.
To unmount, the same with a second one:
/usr/bin/udfunmount

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#!/bin/bash

umount /mnt/hdc

Mark

[GuestToo]

i created a dir called /mnt/udf and i put these lines in /etc/fstab:

/dev/hdc /mnt/hdc iso9660 ro
/dev/hdc /mnt/udf udf ro

i have Rox 2.5 installed, and all i have to do to mount a cd is to click /mnt/hdc ... Rox automatically mounts the cd and displays the files on the cd ... when i close the Rox window, it automatically unmounts the cd

for a udf cd, i just click /mnt/udf and Rox automatically mounts it

actually, this is supposed to work:

/dev/hdc /mnt/hdc udf,iso9660 ro

but it doesn't ... the reason is that mount is Busybox ... it does work (it mounts either kind of cd automatically) if the full version of mount is used

[nonyeb]

Just a note for any one using xfe file manager which I really like.
I added the following to my fstabs file

/dev/hdc /mnt/hdc-iso iso9660 ro 0 0
/dev/hdc /mnt/hdc-udf auto ro 0 0

and created the directories /mnt/hdc-iso and /mnt/hdc-udf
The great thing is that xfe integrates with puppy really well now because instead of just showing a directory xfe now shows a disk symbol and when I right click it I can mount or unmount it using xfe.I've now done the same thing with all my ntfs partitions and usb device mount points.No need for mut or to leave xfe.
Well worth knowing I think.

[nonyeb]

Just a note for any one using xfe file manager which I really like.
I added the following to my fstabs file

/dev/hdc /mnt/hdc-iso iso9660 ro 0 0
/dev/hdc /mnt/hdc-udf auto ro 0 0

and created the directories /mnt/hdc-iso and /mnt/hdc-udf
The great thing is that xfe integrates with puppy really well now because instead of just showing a directory xfe now shows a disk symbol and when I right click it I can mount or unmount it using xfe.I've now done the same thing with all my ntfs partitions and usb device mount points.No need for mut or to leave xfe.
Well worth knowing I think.

[nonyeb]

Just a note for any one using xfe file manager which I really like.
I added the following to my fstabs file

/dev/hdc /mnt/hdc-iso iso9660 ro 0 0
/dev/hdc /mnt/hdc-udf auto ro 0 0

and created the directories /mnt/hdc-iso and /mnt/hdc-udf
The great thing is that xfe integrates with puppy really well now because instead of just showing a directory xfe now shows a disk symbol and when I right click it I can mount or unmount it using xfe.I've now done the same thing with all my ntfs partitions and usb device mount points.No need for mut or to leave xfe.
Well worth knowing I think.