Bug 111693 - cannot delete DVD+RW (not overwrite)
Summary: cannot delete DVD+RW (not overwrite)
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 117168
Alias: None
Product: k3b
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Sebastian Trueg
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Reported: 2005-08-29 10:41 UTC by Jens
Modified: 2005-12-11 16:28 UTC (History)
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Description Jens 2005-08-29 10:41:11 UTC
Version:           0.12.3 (using KDE 3.4.2 Level "b" , SUSE 9.3 UNSUPPORTED)
Compiler:          gcc version 3.3.5 20050117 (prerelease) (SUSE Linux)
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.11.4-21.8-default

Hi,
it is apparently impossible ATM to *delete* the contents of a DVD+RW, without filling it with new content. This is an important feature when you want to re-use DVDs that contain confidential data, but also when you want to erase old backups so you have less confusion about which data is still important.

Please provide a way to create an empty FS on a DVD, reasing its contents. I have a couple DVD+RWs here that cannot be erased or overwritten either because mkisofs complains the filenames on the media contain invalid characters. This would be also solved with this wish.

System
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K3b Version: 0.12

KDE Version: 3.4.2 Level "b" 
QT Version:  3.3.4
Kernel:      2.6.11.4-21.8-default
Devices
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_NEC DVD+-RW ND-6500A 2.24 (/dev/hdc, ) at /media/dvdrecorder [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-Rom; DVD-Rom; DVD-R; DVD-RW; DVD+R; DVD+RW; DVD+R doppelschichtig] [DVD-Rom; DVD-R Sequentiell; DVD-RW Eingeschränktes Überbrennen; DVD-RW Sequentiell; DVD+RW; DVD+R; DVD+R Doppelschicht; CD-Rom; CD-R; CD-RW] [SAO; TAO; RAW; SAO/R96P; SAO/R96R; RAW/R16; RAW/R96P; RAW/R96R; Eingeschränktes Überschreiben]

Used versions
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growisofs: 5.21
mkisofs: 2.1

growisofs
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INFO: UTF-8 character encoding detected by locale settings.
 Assuming UTF-8 encoded filenames on source filesystem,
 use -input-charset to override.
Rock Ridge signatures found
Incorrectly encoded string (börse.pdf) encountered.
Possibly creating an invalid Joliet extension. Aborting.
:-( mkisofs has failed: 1

growisofs command:
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/usr/bin/growisofs -M /dev/hdc -use-the-force-luke=notray -use-the-force-luke=tty -speed=2.4 -gui -graft-points -volid leere disk -volset  -appid K3B THE CD KREATOR (C) 1998-2005 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -publisher  -preparer  -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort /tmp/kde-jens/k3bn51hia.tmp -rational-rock -hide-list /tmp/kde-jens/k3b2DWVFa.tmp -joliet -joliet-long -hide-joliet-list /tmp/kde-jens/k3boZhida.tmp -full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -path-list /tmp/kde-jens/k3bqDH56a.tmp
Comment 1 Thiago Macieira 2005-12-11 16:28:10 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 117168 ***