How can one make the dvd drive burn slower?

harryhaller · 08-22-2008, 06:06 AM

In growisofs I have speed set to 1, yet it burns at x4.1 - how can one get that speed down to 2 or even 1?

Here is the output from dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc using one of the blank dvd's I usually use.

Code:

INQUIRY:                [Optiarc ][DVD RW AD-5170A ][1.11]
GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
 Mounted Media:         1Bh, DVD+R
 Media ID:              CMC MAG/M01
 Current Write Speed:   6.1x1385=8467KB/s
 Write Speed #0:        6.1x1385=8467KB/s
 Write Speed #1:        5.1x1385=7056KB/s
 Write Speed #2:        4.1x1385=5645KB/s
 Write Speed #3:        3.1x1385=4234KB/s
 Write Speed #4:        2.0x1385=2822KB/s
 Write Speed #5:        1.0x1385=1411KB/s
GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE:
 Write Performance:     4.0x1385=5540KB/s@[0 -> 2295104]
 Speed Descriptor#0:    03/2295104 R@16.0x1385=22160KB/s W@16.0x1385=22160KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#1:    03/2295104 R@12.0x1385=16620KB/s W@12.0x1385=16620KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#2:    00/2295104 R@8.0x1385=11080KB/s W@8.0x1385=11080KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#3:    00/2295104 R@8.0x1385=11080KB/s W@6.0x1385=8310KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#4:    00/2295104 R@5.0x1385=6925KB/s W@4.0x1385=5540KB/s
READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
 Media Book Type:       00h, DVD-ROM book [revision 0]
 Legacy lead-out at:    2295104*2KB=4700372992
READ DISC INFORMATION:
 Disc status:           blank
 Number of Sessions:    1
 State of Last Session: empty
 "Next" Track:          1
 Number of Tracks:      1
READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
 Track State:           blank
 Track Start Address:   0*2KB
 Next Writable Address: 0*2KB
 Free Blocks:           2295104*2KB
 Track Size:            2295104*2KB
 ROM Compatibility LBA: 0
READ CAPACITY:          0*2048=0

onebuck · 08-22-2008, 09:52 PM

Hi,

You should 'man growisofs';

Code:

excerpt from 'man growisofs';
NAME
       growisofs - combined mkisofs frontend/DVD recording program.

SYNOPSIS
       growisofs   [-dry-run]   [-dvd-compat]  [-overburn]  [-speed=1]  -[Z|M]
       /dev/dvd <mkisofs-options>

DESCRIPTION
       growisofs was originally designed as a frontend to mkisofs  to  facili-
       tate  appending  of  data  to ISO9660 volumes residing on random-access
       media such as DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, plain files, hard  disk  partitions.  In
       the  course  of  development  general purpose DVD recording support was
       implemented, and as of now growisofs supports  not  only  random-access
       media,  but  even mastering of multisession DVD media such as DVD+R and
       DVD-R/-RW, as well as Blu-ray  Disc.  In  addition  growisofs  supports
       first-/single-session  recording  of arbitrary pre-mastered image (for-
       matted as UDF, ISO9660 or any other file system, if formatted  at  all)
       to all supported DVD media types.

.
.
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 -speed=N
              An  option  to  control recording velocity. Most commonly you'll
              use -speed=1 with "no-name"  media,  if  default  speed  setting
              messes  up  the  media.  Keep in mind that N essentially denotes
              speed closest to N*1385KBps in DVD or N*4496KBps in Blu-ray Disc
              case  among  those  offered by unit for currently mounted media.
              The list can be found  in  dvd+rw-mediainfo  output.  Note  that
              Blu-ray Disc recordings are commonly performed at ~1/2 of adver-
              tised speed, because of defect management being in effect.

I underlined a hint!

harryhaller · 08-23-2008, 02:01 AM

Hi, onebuck

Quote:

You should 'man growisofs'

But I have - many times. As you can see from the output of dvd+rw-mediainfo that I posted in the first post, the media is capable of a lower write speed.

Please point out to me what I have missed in the man explanation.

harryhaller · 08-23-2008, 06:21 AM

Here is some more info:

Code:

 # hdparm -I /dev/hdc

/dev/hdc:

ATAPI CD-ROM, with removable media
        Model Number:       Optiarc DVD RW AD-5170A                 
        Serial Number:      
        Firmware Revision:  1.11    
Standards:
        Likely used CD-ROM ATAPI-1
Configuration:
        DRQ response: 50us.
        Packet size: 12 bytes
Capabilities:
        LBA, IORDY(cannot be disabled)
        DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4 
             Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
        PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 
             Cycle time: no flow control=120ns  IORDY flow control=120ns
HW reset results:
        CBLID- above Vih
        Device num = 1

I have tried hdparm -E 1 to set the speed of the drive - but growisofs was decidely unimpressed and still burnt at x4 speed.

btw - I suppose growisofs is the best programme for burning dvds?

H_TeXMeX_H · 08-23-2008, 01:47 PM

Code:

growisofs -speed=1 ...

I've never heard of using hdparm for such a thing, and yes growisofs IS the best program for burning dvds, you just need to read the man page or search google for a tutorial or use k3b.

onebuck · 08-23-2008, 09:43 PM

Hi,

The OP is using 'hdparm' to get his drive information. I would like to see the output for 'hdparm -i /dev/hdc' since that would be the information at boot time. The 'I' is a direct access for the drive information.

To the 'OP', have you tried a different manufacture media?

ludist · 08-24-2008, 04:15 AM

To my knowledge you can't. New optical driver can not go to x1. Mine is writing only to > x8 for cd's.

Code:

cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc -prcap

harryhaller · 08-24-2008, 04:43 AM

Quote:

cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc -prcap

Here's mine, using cdrecord -prcap dev=1001,0,0 (/dev/hdc doesn't work with me on cdrecord)

Code:

Cdrecord-ProDVD-ProBD-Clone 2.01.01a38 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2008 Jorg Schilling
Using libscg version 'schily-0.9'.
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   : 
Vendor_info    : 'Optiarc '
Identifikation : 'DVD RW AD-5170A '
Revision       : '1.11'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM.

Drive capabilities, per MMC-3 page 2A:

  Does read CD-R media
  Does write CD-R media
  Does read CD-RW media
  Does write CD-RW media
  Does read DVD-ROM media
  Does read DVD-R media
  Does write DVD-R media
  Does not read DVD-RAM media
  Does not write DVD-RAM media
  Does support test writing

  Does read Mode 2 Form 1 blocks
  Does read Mode 2 Form 2 blocks
  Does read digital audio blocks
  Does restart non-streamed digital audio reads accurately
  Does support Buffer-Underrun-Free recording
  Does read multi-session CDs
  Does read fixed-packet CD media using Method 2
  Does not read CD bar code
  Does read R-W subcode information
  Does not return R-W subcode de-interleaved and error-corrected
  Does read raw P-W subcode data from lead in
  Does return CD media catalog number
  Does return CD ISRC information
  Does support C2 error pointers
  Does not deliver composite A/V data

  Does play audio CDs
  Number of volume control levels: 256
  Does support individual volume control setting for each channel
  Does support independent mute setting for each channel
  Does not support digital output on port 1
  Does not support digital output on port 2

  Loading mechanism type: tray
  Does support ejection of CD via START/STOP command
  Does not lock media on power up via prevent jumper
  Does allow media to be locked in the drive via PREVENT/ALLOW command
  Is not currently in a media-locked state
  Does not support changing side of disk
  Does not have load-empty-slot-in-changer feature
  Does not support Individual Disk Present feature

  Maximum read  speed:  8467 kB/s (CD  48x, DVD  6x, BD  1x)
  Current read  speed:  8467 kB/s (CD  48x, DVD  6x, BD  1x)
  Maximum write speed:  8467 kB/s (CD  48x, DVD  6x, BD  1x)
  Current write speed:  8467 kB/s (CD  48x, DVD  6x, BD  1x)
  Rotational control selected: CLV/PCAV
  Buffer size in KB: 2048
  Copy management revision supported: 1
  Number of supported write speeds: 6
  Write speed # 0:  8467 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  48x, DVD  6x, BD  1x)
  Write speed # 1:  7056 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  40x, DVD  5x, BD  1x)
  Write speed # 2:  5645 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  32x, DVD  4x, BD  1x)
  Write speed # 3:  4234 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  24x, DVD  3x, BD  0x)
  Write speed # 4:  2822 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  16x, DVD  2x, BD  0x)
  Write speed # 5:  1411 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD   8x, DVD  1x, BD  0x)

Current performance according to MMC get performance:

Maximum performance according to MMC get performance:

Supported CD-RW media types according to MMC-4 feature 0x37:
  Does write multi speed       CD-RW media
  Does write high  speed       CD-RW media
  Does write ultra high speed  CD-RW media
  Does write ultra high speed+ CD-RW media

Supported profiles according to MMC-4 feature list:
Current: DVD+R
Profile: DVD+R/DL 
Profile: DVD+R (current)
Profile: DVD+RW 
Profile: DVD-R/DL layer jump recording 
Profile: DVD-R/DL sequential recording 
Profile: DVD-RW sequential recording 
Profile: DVD-RW restricted overwrite 
Profile: DVD-R sequential recording 
Profile: DVD-ROM 
Profile: CD-RW 
Profile: CD-R 
Profile: CD-ROM 

Supported features according to MMC-4 feature list:
Feature: 'Profile List' (current) (persistent)
Feature: 'Core' (current) (persistent)
Feature: 'Morphing' (current) (persistent)
Feature: 'Removable Medium' (current) (persistent)
Feature: 'Write Protect'  
Feature: 'Random Readable'  
Feature: 'Multi Read'  
Feature: 'CD Read'  
Feature: 'DVD Read'  
Feature: 'Random Writable'  
Feature: 'Incremental Streaming Writable' (current) 
Feature: 'Formattable'  
Feature: 'Restricted Overwrite'  
Feature: 'DVD+RW'  
Feature: 'DVD+R' (current) 
Feature: 'Rigid Restricted Overwrite'  
Feature: 'CD Track at Once'  
Feature: 'CD Mastering'  
Feature: 'DVD-R/-RW Write'  
Feature: 'Layer Jump Recording'  
Feature: 'CD-RW Write'  
Feature: 'DVD+R/DL Read'  
Feature: 'Power Management' (current) (persistent)
Feature: 'CD Audio analog play'  
Feature: 'Time-out' (current) (persistent)
Feature: 'DVD-CSS'  
Feature: 'Real Time Streaming' (current) 
Feature: 'Logical Unit Serial Number' (current) (persistent)    Serial: '72A3900L112 '
Feature: 'Disk Control Blocks'  
Feature: 'DVD CPRM'

I also tried

Code:

eject -x 1 /dev/hdc

, but it didn't change the write speed.

XavierP · 08-25-2008, 05:06 AM

As requested, moved to Linux-Hardware