[mythtv-users] MythArchive: /dev/dvd "No space left on device"

[Brian Wood]

Ma Begaj wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I wanted to archive 5 recorded shows to a single layer dvd. I choosed
> for all five recordings EP (Extended Play) as encoder profile.
> 
> After selecting EP for all recordings, new should 4318MB. And a single
> layer DVD has according to mytharchive 4482MB. But I archiving fails
> with this error:
> 
> ######################################################
> Finished  dvdauthor
> Burning ISO image to /dev/dvd
> growisofs -dvd-compat  -Z /dev/dvd -dvd-video -V 'MythTV DVD' /mnt/tmp/work/dvd
> Running growisofs to burn DVD
> Executing 'mkisofs -dvd-video -V MythTV DVD /mnt/tmp/work/dvd |
> builtin_dd of=/dev/dvd obs=32k seek=0'
> :-( /dev/dvd: 2297888 blocks are free, 2375976 to be written!
> :-( write failed: No space left on device
> mkisofs: Broken pipe. cannot fwrite 2048*2
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ERROR: Failed while running growisofs.
> Result 156, Command was: growisofs -dvd-compat  -Z /dev/dvd -dvd-video
> -V 'MythTV DVD' /mnt/tmp/work/dvd
> Please check the troubleshooting section of the README for ways to fix
> this error
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Terminated
> ######################################################
> 
> Does MythArchive calculate the new size correctly? Or are my DVDs to small :)?

You may have calculated the size of the recordings, but you also have to
allow space for the menus, any music you might have selected, etc.

beww