diff -up dvd+rw-tools-7.1/dvd+rw-format.1.format dvd+rw-tools-7.1/dvd+rw-format.1

--- dvd+rw-tools-7.1/dvd+rw-format.1.format	2012-08-23 17:30:20.001822268 +0200

+++ dvd+rw-tools-7.1/dvd+rw-format.1	2012-08-24 09:37:14.549094680 +0200

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@

+.TH DVD+RW\-FORMAT 1 "24 Aug 2012" "dvd+rw\-tools 7.1"

+.SH NAME

+dvd+rw\-format \- formatting and blanking DVD and BD media program.

+.SH SYNOPSIS

+.B dvd+rw\-format

+[\fB\-force\fP[\fB\=full\fP]]

+[\fB\-lead\-out|\-blank\fP[\fB\=full\fP]]

+[\fB\-ssa\fP[\fB\=none|default|max|XXXm\fP]]

+.I /dev/dvd

+

+.SH DESCRIPTION

+\fBdvd+rw\-format\fP is a part of \fBdvd+rw\-tools\fP suite and allows to

+format virgin DVD+RW or BD\-RE media for the first use or blank already

+written DVD\-RW.

+Typical use cases of using \fBdvd+rw\-format\fP is formatting DVD\-RW to

+make them over\-writable, blanking used DVD\-RW to make them sequentially

+writable from scratch, formatting BD\-RE and DVD\-RAM with custom

+spare area sizes or re\-formatting BD\-RE and DVD\-RAM to change their spare

+size.

+It is not possible to format CD\-RW by \fBdvd+rw\-format\fP,

+you can use \fBcdrskin\fP, \fBxorriso\fP or \fBwodim\fP utilities to blank

+them or cdrwtool to format them instead, see section \fBEXAMPLES\fP.

+

+A DVD\-RW accepts two disc modes: the \fISequential Recording\fP

+and the \fIRestricted Overwrite\fP. If a DVD\-RW medium is in the latter one,

+it will behave much like DVD+RW.

+By default DVD\-RW discs are in Sequential Recording mode, but

+can be put into Restricted Overwrite mode using \fBdvd+rw\-format\fP

+when no options given.

+Be aware, that only \-blank=full, which lasts as long as full writing,

+makes a used sequential DVD\-RW capable of performing multi\-session,

+while fast blanked DVD\-RW can only do Disk\-At\-Once.

+

+Virgin DVD\-RW can be directly written without

+the need of a formatting operation, however a non\-virgin DVD\-RW in

+Sequential Recording mode needs to be blanked before writing a new

+initial session. Since a DVD\-RW medium in the Restricted Overwrite

+mode behaves much like DVD+RW, it  can be written again without prior

+formatting the media.

+

+Virgin BD\-RE and DVD+RW media may be initially formatted prior

+usage. Any\-time later, \fBgrowisofs\fP program will take care of formatting

+it automatically whenever appropriate, while further formatting is not

+recommended, however it is possible.

+

+.SH OPTIONS

+.TP

+.BI \-force[\=full]

+Perform formatting even if the medium is formatted already. This is not

+recommended for BD\-RE and DVD+RW media, since they need to be

+formatted only once. Use \fB\-format=full\fP to perform full (lengthy)

+reformat in case of DVD\-RAM or (lengthy) Full Certification in case of

+BD\-RE.

+.TP

+.BI \-lead\-out

+Relocates the lead\-out next to outermost written sector as well as makes

+sure there is no virgin surface before it. This can make the medium more

+compatible with some DVD players. Previously written data is not

+affected by this operation. 

+.TP

+.BI \-blank[\=full]

+Wipe data from DVD\-RW media. Data on BD\-RE and DVD+RW will we overwritten

+automatically, so there is no need to blank them explicitly.

+Use \fB\-blank\=full\fP to change DVD\-RW back to Sequential Recording mode.

+.TP

+.BI \-ssa[\=none|default|max|XXXm]

+Grow, eliminate, reset to default or maximize \fISupplementary Spare Area\fP.

+

+.SH EXAMPLES

+Actual device names vary from one operating system to another. We use

+\fI/dev/dvd\fP as a collective name or as symbolic link to the actual

+device if you wish. Under Linux it will most likely be a

+device such as "/dev/sr0" or "/dev/hda" for older Linux 2.6.

+

+To blank a CD\-RW, you have to use another utility, e.g. wodim:

+

+        \fBwodim\fP \fBblank=fast\fP \-immed dev=\fI/dev/cdrom\fP

+        \fBcdrskin\fP \fBblank=all|fast|as_needed\fP \-immed dev=\fI/dev/cdrom\fP

+        \fBxorriso\fP \fB\-outdev\fP \fI/dev/cdrom\fP \fB\-blank all|fast|as_needed\fP

+        

+To format CD\-RW, you can use cdrwtool:

+

+        \fBcdrwtool\fP \fB\-d\fP \fI/dev/cdrom\fP \fB\-q\fP

+

+To blank a DVD\-RW and put in the incremental sequential mode, run:

+

+        \fBdvd+rw\-format\fP \fB\-blank=full\fP \fI/dev/dvd\fP

+

+To blank a DVD\-RW and put in the Restricted Overwrite mode, run:

+

+        \fBdvd+rw\-format\fP \fB\-force\fP \fI/dev/dvd\fP

+

+To overwrite data of BD\-RE, DVD+RW, DVD\-RW or DVD\-RAM run:

+

+        \fBgrowisofs\fP \fB\-Z\fP \fI/dev/dvd\fP\=\fI/dev/zero\fP

+

+To blank a DVD\-RAM, you can use:

+

+        \fBdd\fP if\=\fI/dev/zero\fP of\=\fI/dev/dvd\fP

+

+To relocate lead\-out sector, run:

+

+        \fBdvd+rw\-format\fP \fB\-lead\-out\fP \fI/dev/dvd\fP

+        

+.SH NOTES

+Note that DVD+RW re\-formatting procedure does not substitute for

+blanking. If you want to nullify the media, e.g. for privacy reasons,

+do it explicitly with 'growisofs \-Z \fI/dev/dvd\fP\=\fB/dev/zero\fP'.

+

+When growisofs "runs into" blank Blu\-ray Disc media or BD\-RE,

+it gets pre\-formatted with minimal spare area size of 256MB.

+

+.SH SEE ALSO

+Most up\-to\-date information on dvd+rw\-tools is available at

+http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/.

+.PP

+.BR growisofs (1),

+.BR cdrskin (1),

+.BR xorriso (1),

+.BR wodim (1),

+.BR cdrwtool (1)

+

+.SH AUTHORS

+Andy Polyakov <appro@fy.chalmers.se> stands for programming and on\-line

+information.

+

+This manpage was created by Honza Horak <hhorak@redhat.com> and consulted by

+Thomas Schmitt <scdbackup@gmx.net>.

+

+.SH LICENSE

+\fBdvd+rw\-format\fP is distributed under GNU GPL.

+

diff -up dvd+rw-tools-7.1/growisofs.1.format dvd+rw-tools-7.1/growisofs.1

--- dvd+rw-tools-7.1/growisofs.1.format	2008-03-01 11:40:06.000000000 +0100

+++ dvd+rw-tools-7.1/growisofs.1	2012-08-24 09:35:55.550780073 +0200

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ recordings.

 Actual device names vary from one operating system to another. We use

 \fI/dev/dvd\fP as a collective name or as symbolic link to the actual

 device if you wish. Under Linux it will most likely be an ide\-scsi

-device  such as "/dev/scd0." Under NetBSD/OpenBSD it has to be a

+device  such as "/dev/sr0." Under NetBSD/OpenBSD it has to be a

 \fIcharacter\fP SCSI CD\-ROM device such as "/dev/rcd0c." Under Solaris

 it also has to be a \fIcharacter\fP SCSI/ATAPI CD\-ROM device, e.g.

 "/dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s2" or "/vol/dev/aliases/cdrom0." And likewise in

@@ -210,11 +210,19 @@ DVD\-RAM or Blu\-ray Disc, as volumes ar

 When growisofs "runs into" blank Blu\-ray Disc media, BD\-RE or BD\-R,

 it gets pre-formatted with minimal spare area size of 256MB.

+A DVD\-RW accepts two disc modes: the \fISequential Recording\fP

+and the \fIRestricted Overwrite\fP. If a DVD\-RW medium is in the later one,

+it will behave much like DVD+RW.

+By default DVD\-RW discs are in Sequential Recording mode, but

+can be put into Restricted Overwrite mode using \fBdvd+rw\-format\fP.

+See \fBdvd+rw\-format (1)\fP for more info.

+

 .SH SEE ALSO

 Most up-to-date information on dvd+rw\-tools is available at

 http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/.

 .PP

-The manpage for \fBmkisofs\fP.

+.BR mkisofs (1),

+.BR dvd+rw\-format (1)

 .SH AUTHORS

 Andy Polyakov <appro@fy.chalmers.se> stands for programming and on-line

diff -up dvd+rw-tools-7.1/growisofs.c.format dvd+rw-tools-7.1/growisofs.c

--- dvd+rw-tools-7.1/growisofs.c.format	2008-03-04 10:15:03.000000000 +0100

+++ dvd+rw-tools-7.1/growisofs.c	2012-08-23 17:30:20.028822506 +0200

@@ -3433,8 +3433,15 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])

 	else if (isatty (0)) warn_for_isofs |= 2;

 	if (no_tty_check || (warn_for_isofs&2))

-	    fprintf (stderr,"WARNING: %s already carries isofs!\n",in_device),

+	{

+	    fprintf (stderr,"WARNING: %s already carries isofs!\n",in_device);

+		/* we cannot re-write a DVD-RW media in Sequential mode */

+		if ((int)(mmc_profile&0xFFFF) == 0x14)

+			fprintf (stderr,"FATAL: DVD-RW medium is in Sequential mode, you "

+				            "need to blank it before writing again.\n"),

+			exit(FATAL_START(EBUSY));

 	    printf ("About to execute '");

+	}

 	else

 	    fprintf (stderr,"FATAL: %s already carries isofs!\n",in_device),

 	    exit(FATAL_START(EBUSY));

diff -up dvd+rw-tools-7.1/Makefile.format dvd+rw-tools-7.1/Makefile

--- dvd+rw-tools-7.1/Makefile.format	2008-02-27 14:11:27.000000000 +0100

+++ dvd+rw-tools-7.1/Makefile	2012-08-23 17:30:20.037822589 +0200

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pkg:

 		$(DIST)/Makefile.m4		\

 		$(DIST)/dvd+rw-tools.spec	\

 		$(DIST)/growisofs.1		\

+		$(DIST)/dvd+rw-format.1		\

 		$(DIST)/transport.hxx		\

 		$(DIST)/mp.h			\

 		$(DIST)/win32err.h		\

diff -up dvd+rw-tools-7.1/Makefile.m4.format dvd+rw-tools-7.1/Makefile.m4

--- dvd+rw-tools-7.1/Makefile.m4.format	2012-08-23 17:30:19.971822000 +0200

+++ dvd+rw-tools-7.1/Makefile.m4	2012-08-23 17:30:20.038822597 +0200

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ BIN_MODE?=0755

 install:	dvd+rw-tools

 	install -o root -m $(BIN_MODE) $(CHAIN) /usr/bin

 	install -o root -m 0644 growisofs.1 /usr/share/man/man1

+	install -o root -m 0644 dvd+rw-format.1 /usr/share/man/man1

 ])

 ifelse(OS,MINGW32,[

@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ BIN_MODE?=04755

 install:	dvd+rw-tools

 	install -o root -m $(BIN_MODE) $(CHAIN) /usr/local/bin

 	install -o root -m 0644 growisofs.1 /usr/local/man/man1

+	install -o root -m 0644 dvd+rw-format.1 /usr/local/man/man1

 ])

 ifelse(OS,SunOS,[

@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ LDLIBS=-lvolmgt -lrt -lpthread -ldl

 install:	dvd+rw-tools

 	/usr/ucb/install -o root -m 04755 $(CHAIN) /usr/local/bin

 	/usr/ucb/install -o root -m 0644 growisofs.1 /usr/local/man/man1

+	/usr/ucb/install -o root -m 0644 dvd+rw-format.1 /usr/local/man/man1

 ])

 ifelse(OS,HP-UX,[

@@ -141,6 +144,7 @@ LDLIBS=-lrt -lpthread

 install:	dvd+rw-tools

 	/usr/sbin/install -o -f /usr/local/bin  $(CHAIN)

 	/usr/sbin/install -o -f /usr/local/man/man1 growisofs.1

+	/usr/sbin/install -o -f /usr/local/man/man1 dvd+rw-format.1

 ])

 ifelse(OS,IRIX,[

@@ -178,6 +182,7 @@ BIN_MODE=04755	# set-root-uid

 install:	dvd+rw-tools

 	/sbin/install -u root -m $(BIN_MODE) $(CHAIN) /usr/local/bin

 	/sbin/install -u root -m 0644 growisofs.1 /usr/local/man/man1

+	/sbin/install -u root -m 0644 dvd+rw-format.1 /usr/local/man/man1

 ])

 ifelse(OS,Linux,[

@@ -202,6 +207,7 @@ install:	dvd+rw-tools

 	install $(minus_o) -m $(bin_mode) $(CHAIN) $(prefix)/bin

 	[[ -d $(mandir)/man1 ]] || mkdir -p $(mandir)/man1

 	install $(minus_o) -m 0644 growisofs.1 $(mandir)/man1

+	install $(minus_o) -m 0644 dvd+rw-format.1 $(mandir)/man1

 	-[[ -f rpl8 ]] && install $(minus_o) -m $(bin_mode) rpl8 $(prefix)/bin || :

 	-[[ -f btcflash ]] && install $(minus_o) -m $(bin_mode) btcflash $(prefix)/bin || :

 ])