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Old 06-09-2009, 02:46 AM   #1
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I am writing a script from burning to CD/DVD using cdrecrod, Is there any way i can figure out wether the CD/DVD is writable or not.
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Old 06-09-2009, 06:06 AM   #2
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I think cdrecord has a "scanbus" option which would provide details of the drive. You can capture the output, do some string processing and determine if the drive is writable or not. Run "man cdrecord" and search for "scanbus" for more details.
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Old 06-09-2009, 09:10 AM   #3
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'-dummy'?

eg: 'cdrecord -v -dao -dummy *av'
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cdrecord -minfo dev=/dev/cdrom
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