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Burning CD or DVD from command line: Can't find device!

I've been reading an excellent tutorial on burning CDs and DVDs from the command line. Here it is:

http://howto-pages.org/cdwriting.php

I've figured almost everything out - really an excellent tutorial for a beginner... - iso images, mounting and reading the files and directories in the iso file, etc.

I'm having trouble identifying the location or coordinates of my CD/DVD burner/player device:

Code:

[linux@localhost ~]$ cdrecord -scanbus

Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.01.01a11 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2006 J�rg Schilling

cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open '/dev/pg*'. Cannot open SCSI driver.

cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'.

cdrecord: For possible transport specifiers try 'cdrecord dev=help'.

[linux@localhost ~]$ cdrecord dev=help -scanbus

Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.01.01a11 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2006 J�rg Schilling

Supported SCSI transports for this platform:



Transport name:        sg

Transport descr.:      Generic transport independent SCSI

Transp. layer ind.:

Target specifier:      bus,target,lun

Target example:        1,2,0

SCSI Bus scanning:      supported

Open via UNIX device:  not supported



Transport name:        pg

Transport descr.:      SCSI transport for ATAPI over Parallel Port

Transp. layer ind.:

Target specifier:      bus,target,lun

Target example:        1,2,0

SCSI Bus scanning:      supported

Open via UNIX device:  not supported



Transport name:        ATA

Transport descr.:      ATA Packet specific SCSI transport

Transp. layer ind.:    ATAPI:

Target specifier:      bus,target,lun

Target example:        ATAPI:1,2,0

SCSI Bus scanning:      supported

Open via UNIX device:  not supported



Transport name:        ATA

Transport descr.:      ATA Packet specific SCSI transport using sg interface

Transp. layer ind.:    ATA:

Target specifier:      bus,target,lun

Target example:        1,2,0

SCSI Bus scanning:      supported

Open via UNIX device:  not supported



Transport name:        RSCSI

Transport descr.:      Remote SCSI

Transp. layer ind.:    REMOTE:

Target specifier:      rscsi@host:bus,target,lun

Target example:        REMOTE:rscsi@host:1,2,0

SCSI Bus scanning:      supported

Open via UNIX device:  not supported 

[linux@localhost ~]$ cdrecord dev=help -scanbus

Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.01.01a11 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2006 J�rg Schilling

Supported SCSI transports for this platform:



Transport name:        sg

Transport descr.:      Generic transport independent SCSI

Transp. layer ind.:

Target specifier:      bus,target,lun

Target example:        1,2,0

SCSI Bus scanning:      supported

Open via UNIX device:  not supported



Transport name:        pg

Transport descr.:      SCSI transport for ATAPI over Parallel Port

Transp. layer ind.:

Target specifier:      bus,target,lun

Target example:        1,2,0

SCSI Bus scanning:      supported

Open via UNIX device:  not supported



Transport name:        ATA

Transport descr.:      ATA Packet specific SCSI transport

Transp. layer ind.:    ATAPI:

Target specifier:      bus,target,lun

Target example:        ATAPI:1,2,0

SCSI Bus scanning:      supported

Open via UNIX device:  not supported



Transport name:        ATA

Transport descr.:      ATA Packet specific SCSI transport using sg interface

Transp. layer ind.:    ATA:

Target specifier:      bus,target,lun

Target example:        1,2,0

SCSI Bus scanning:      supported

Open via UNIX device:  not supported



Transport name:        RSCSI

Transport descr.:      Remote SCSI

Transp. layer ind.:    REMOTE:

Target specifier:      rscsi@host:bus,target,lun

Target example:        REMOTE:rscsi@host:1,2,0

SCSI Bus scanning:      supported

Open via UNIX device:  not supported

[linux@localhost ~]$ cdrecord dev=ATA -scanbus

Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.01.01a11 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2006 J�rg Schilling

scsidev: 'ATA'

devname: 'ATA'

scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2

Warning: Using badly designed ATAPI via /dev/hd* interface.

Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27

Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.

scsibus1:

        1,0,0  100) 'ATAPI  ' 'DVD RW 8XMax    ' '160D' Removable CD-ROM

        1,1,0  101) *

        1,2,0  102) *

        1,3,0  103) *

        1,4,0  104) *

        1,5,0  105) *

        1,6,0  106) *

        1,7,0  107) *

[linux@localhost ~]$

When I try to simulate a burn using dev=1,0,0, and some other possibilities (ridiculous choices, but I was getting a bit frustrated!), I get the following:

Code:

[root@localhost kernel]# cdrecord dev=1,0,0 speed=2 fs=32m -v -eject -dummy /home/linux/isofiles/SVG070629-LNX.iso

cdrecord: No write mode specified.

cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.

cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults.

cdrecord: Continuing in 5 seconds...

Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.01.01a11 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2006 J�rg Schilling

TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM

scsidev: '1,0,0'

scsibus: 1 target: 0 lun: 0

cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open '/dev/sg*'. Cannot open SCSI driver.

cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'.

cdrecord: For possible transport specifiers try 'cdrecord dev=help'.

[root@localhost kernel]# cdrecord dev=1,2,0 speed=2 fs=32m -v -eject -dummy /home/linux/isofiles/SVG070629-LNX.iso

cdrecord: No write mode specified.

cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.

cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults.

cdrecord: Continuing in 5 seconds...

Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.01.01a11 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2006 J�rg Schilling

TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM

scsidev: '1,2,0'

scsibus: 1 target: 2 lun: 0

cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open '/dev/sg*'. Cannot open SCSI driver.

cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'.

cdrecord: For possible transport specifiers try 'cdrecord dev=help'.

[root@localhost kernel]# cdrecord dev=ATA speed=2 fs=32m -v -eject -dummy /home/linux/isofiles/SVG070629-LNX.iso

cdrecord: No write mode specified.

cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.

cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults.

cdrecord: Continuing in 5 seconds...

Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.01.01a11 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2006 J�rg Schilling

TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM

scsidev: 'ATA'

devname: 'ATA'

scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2

Warning: Using badly designed ATAPI via /dev/hd* interface.

Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27

Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.

SCSI buffer size: 32768

atapi: -1

cdrecord: Cannot do inquiry for CD/DVD-Recorder.

cdrecord: Input/output error. test unit ready: scsi sendcmd: fatal error

CDB:  00 C0 00 00 00 00

cmd finished after 0.000s timeout 40s

[root@localhost kernel]# cdrecord dev=ATAPI speed=2 fs=32m -v -eject -dummy /home/linux/isofiles/SVG070629-LNX.iso

cdrecord: No write mode specified.

cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.

cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults.

cdrecord: Continuing in 5 seconds...

Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.01.01a11 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2006 J�rg Schilling

TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM

scsidev: 'ATAPI'

devname: 'ATAPI'

scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2

Warning: Using ATA Packet interface.

Warning: The related Linux kernel interface code seems to be unmaintained.

Warning: There is absolutely NO DMA, operations thus are slow.

cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open SCSI driver.

cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'.

cdrecord: For possible transport specifiers try 'cdrecord dev=help'.

[root@localhost kernel]#

Any idea what I need to do to get this simulation working?

And, what's the difference between TAO and DAO? How do I specify which one I want? What's the best choice here? Any other suggestions?

Have you tried dev=ATAPI:1,0,0 or even dev=/dev/hdc if hdc is your cd burner?

dive,

We're getting there! I did a variant on your suggestion:

Quote:

[root@localhost kernel]# cdrecord dev=ATA:1,0,0 speed=2 fs=32m -v -eject -dummy /home/linux/isofiles/SVG070629-LNX.iso
cdrecord: No write mode specified.
cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.
cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults.
cdrecord: Continuing in 5 seconds...
Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.01.01a11 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2006 J�rg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
scsidev: 'ATA:1,0,0'
devname: 'ATA'
scsibus: 1 target: 0 lun: 0
Warning: Using badly designed ATAPI via /dev/hd* interface.
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
SCSI buffer size: 64512
atapi: -1
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 0
Response Format: 1
Vendor_info : 'ATAPI '
Identifikation : 'DVD RW 8XMax '
Revision : '160D'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
Current: DVD-R sequential recording
Profile: DVD+R
Profile: DVD+RW
Profile: DVD-RW sequential overwrite
Profile: DVD-RW restricted overwrite
Profile: DVD-R sequential recording (current)
Profile: DVD-ROM
Profile: CD-RW
Profile: CD-R
Profile: CD-ROM
Profile: 0x0082
Profile: 0x0081
Profile: 0x0080
resid: 64
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc-2 DVD-R/DVD-RW driver (mmc_dvd).
Driver flags : DVD MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: PACKET SAO
Drive buf size : 1409024 = 1376 KB
Drive pbuf size: 1966080 = 1920 KB
FIFO size : 33554432 = 32768 KB
cdrecord: Drive does not support TAO recording.
cdrecord: Illegal write mode for this drive.
[root@localhost kernel]# cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc speed=2 fs=32m -v -eject -dummy /home/linux/isofiles/SVG070629-LNX.iso
cdrecord: No write mode specified.
cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.
cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults.
cdrecord: Continuing in 5 seconds...
Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.01.01a11 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2006 J�rg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
scsidev: '/dev/hdc'
devname: '/dev/hdc'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Warning: Open by 'devname' is unintentional and not supported.
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
SCSI buffer size: 64512
atapi: 1
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 0
Response Format: 1
Vendor_info : 'ATAPI '
Identifikation : 'DVD RW 8XMax '
Revision : '160D'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
Current: DVD-R sequential recording
Profile: DVD+R
Profile: DVD+RW
Profile: DVD-RW sequential overwrite
Profile: DVD-RW restricted overwrite
Profile: DVD-R sequential recording (current)
Profile: DVD-ROM
Profile: CD-RW
Profile: CD-R
Profile: CD-ROM
Profile: 0x0082
Profile: 0x0081
Profile: 0x0080
resid: 64
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc-2 DVD-R/DVD-RW driver (mmc_dvd).
Driver flags : DVD MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: PACKET SAO
Drive buf size : 1409024 = 1376 KB
Drive pbuf size: 1966080 = 1920 KB
FIFO size : 33554432 = 32768 KB
cdrecord: Drive does not support TAO recording.
cdrecord: Illegal write mode for this drive.
[root@localhost kernel]#

How do I change from TAO to another mode? Is DAO what I want? Or something else?

Thanks for the very swift reply!

Try DAO or SAO. Depends on what you are burning too. For an ISO use DAO. Or even try CDRDAO program - it's made just for burning images.

Eureka! It worked!!

Code:

[root@localhost kernel]# cdrecord -dao dev=/dev/hdc speed=2 fs=32m -v -eject /home/linux/isofiles/SVG070629-LNX.iso

Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.01.01a11 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2006 J�rg Schilling

TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM

scsidev: '/dev/hdc'

devname: '/dev/hdc'

scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2

Warning: Open by 'devname' is unintentional and not supported.

Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27

Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.

SCSI buffer size: 64512

atapi: 1

Device type    : Removable CD-ROM

Version        : 0

Response Format: 1

Vendor_info    : 'ATAPI  '

Identifikation : 'DVD RW 8XMax    '

Revision      : '160D'

Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.

Current: DVD-R sequential recording

Profile: DVD+R

Profile: DVD+RW

Profile: DVD-RW sequential overwrite

Profile: DVD-RW restricted overwrite

Profile: DVD-R sequential recording (current)

Profile: DVD-ROM

Profile: CD-RW

Profile: CD-R

Profile: CD-ROM

Profile: 0x0082

Profile: 0x0081

Profile: 0x0080

resid: 64

Using generic SCSI-3/mmc-2 DVD-R/DVD-RW driver (mmc_dvd).

Driver flags  : DVD MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE

Supported modes: PACKET SAO

Drive buf size : 1409024 = 1376 KB

Drive pbuf size: 1966080 = 1920 KB

FIFO size      : 33554432 = 32768 KB

Track 01: data  2747 MB

Total size:    2747 MB = 1406588 sectors

Current Secsize: 2048

WARNING: Phys disk size 2298496 differs from rzone size 2297888! Prerecorded disk?

WARNING: Phys start: 196608 Phys end 2495103

Blocks total: 2297888 Blocks current: 2297888 Blocks remaining: 891300

resid: 64

Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 2 in real SAO mode for single session.

Last chance to quit, starting real write    0 seconds. Operation starts.

Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.

BURN-Free is OFF.

Starting new track at sector: 0

Track 01: 2747 of 2747 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  86%]  2.1x.

Track 01: Total bytes read/written: 2880692224/2880692224 (1406588 sectors).

Writing  time: 1079.521s

Average write speed  1.9x.

Min drive buffer fill was 86%

Fixating...

Fixating time:  59.030s

cdrecord: fifo had 45374 puts and 45374 gets.

cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 41860 times full, min fill was 96%.

[root@localhost kernel]#

Cool! It all works! What do you make of the three warning messages?

Thanks man!

The first error pops up because of the way that the device is addressed - i.e. /dev/xxx - it's unsupported but works. Did you try dev=ATAPI:1,0,0 (since the scan command reported atapi device)?

The other errors are disk/media errors. Could be bad media.

The above is from my Mandriva box. I just tried it on Debian, and it's slightly different. "-J" didn't work, I had to use "-joliet-long" instead. I tried using "dev=ATAPI:0,0,0" and it said to use OLDATAPI, so I used "dev=OLDATAPI:0,0,0" and it worked... Well, it's burning right now so I haven't actually tested the DVD yet. The numbers or reference or location or what-have-you... in Mandriva was 1,0,0 and in Debian 0,0,0... unless I'm mistaken... It's actually the same computer, I have 3 Linux OSs and Windows on it... Is this normal? I mean, that it be 1,0,0 on Mandriva and 0,0,0 on Debian?

No, something went wrong this time round (on Debian). The DVD is readable on my Debian OS, but not on my FC6 laptop! I've had this problem before. Here's what I did:

Code:

debian:/home/linux/Desktop# cdrecord -dao dev=OLDATAPI:0,0,0 speed=2 fs=32m -v -eject /home/linux/Desktop/SVG070629DOCS-X.iso

TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM

scsidev: 'ATAPI:0,0,0'

devname: 'ATAPI'

scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0

Warning: Using ATA Packet interface.

Warning: The related Linux kernel interface code seems to be unmaintained.

Warning: There is absolutely NO DMA, operations thus are slow.

Wodim version: 1.1.2

SCSI buffer size: 64512

atapi: 1

Device type    : Removable CD-ROM

Version        : 0

Response Format: 1

Vendor_info    : 'ATAPI  '

Identification : 'DVD RW 8XMax    '

Revision      : '160D'

Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.

Current: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording)

Profile: 0x001B (DVD+R)

Profile: 0x001A (DVD+RW)

Profile: 0x0014 (DVD-RW sequential recording)

Profile: 0x0013 (DVD-RW restricted overwrite)

Profile: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording) (current)

Profile: 0x0010 (DVD-ROM)

Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW)

Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R)

Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM)

Profile: 0x0082 ()

Profile: 0x0081 ()

Profile: 0x0080 ()

Using generic SCSI-3/mmc DVD-R(W) driver (mmc_mdvd).

Driver flags  : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE

Supported modes: PACKET SAO

Drive buf size : 1409024 = 1376 KB

Beginning DMA speed test. Set CDR_NODMATEST environment variable if device

communication breaks or freezes immediately after that.

Drive DMA Speed: 25908 kB/s 147x CD 18x DVD

FIFO size      : 33554432 = 32768 KB

Track 01: data  1686 MB

Total size:    1936 MB (191:50.00) = 863250 sectors

Lout start:    1936 MB (191:52/00) = 863250 sectors

Current Secsize: 2048

  ATIP start of lead in:  -150 (00:00/00)

Disk type:    unknown dye (reserved id code)

Manuf. index: -1

Manufacturer: unknown (not in table)

Blocks total: 2298496 Blocks current: 2298496 Blocks remaining: 1435246

Starting to write CD/DVD at speed  2.0 in real SAO mode for single session.

Last chance to quit, starting real write    0 seconds. Operation starts.

Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.

Performing OPC...

Sending CUE sheet...

Starting new track at sector: 0

Track 01: 1686 of 1686 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  86%]  2.0x.

Track 01: Total bytes read/written: 1767936000/1767936000 (863250 sectors).

Writing  time:  689.299s

Average write speed  1.9x.

Min drive buffer fill was 86%

Fixating...

Fixating time:  49.039s

debian:/home/linux/Desktop#

Not quite sure why that may be! Could the warning messages provide us with a clue?
I'd like to understand why I'm having this problem, it would certainly satisfy my curiosity because I had the same problem when using K3b several weeks ago and I spent hours on it!

Many thanks.

Well, I've got things working now, however, I don't know what it was that I did that made it work, or perhaps it's just a hit and miss or a matter of luck. There's a little padlock on the iso file, I don't know why (on the desktop). I changed the permissions to 755 and ownership (user and group) to normal user. The little padlock was still on the icon afterwards...

I also modified the command and got no warning messages this time round:

Code:

debian:/home/linux/Desktop# cdrecord -dao dev=/dev/hdc speed=2 fs=64m -v -eject /home/linux/Desktop/SVG070629DOCS-X.iso

TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM

scsidev: '/dev/hdc'

devname: '/dev/hdc'

scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2

Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27

Wodim version: 1.1.2

SCSI buffer size: 64512

atapi: 1

Device type    : Removable CD-ROM

Version        : 0

Response Format: 1

Vendor_info    : 'ATAPI  '

Identification : 'DVD RW 8XMax    '

Revision      : '160D'

Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.

Current: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording)

Profile: 0x001B (DVD+R)

Profile: 0x001A (DVD+RW)

Profile: 0x0014 (DVD-RW sequential recording)

Profile: 0x0013 (DVD-RW restricted overwrite)

Profile: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording) (current)

Profile: 0x0010 (DVD-ROM)

Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW)

Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R)

Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM)

Profile: 0x0082 ()

Profile: 0x0081 ()

Profile: 0x0080 ()

Using generic SCSI-3/mmc DVD-R(W) driver (mmc_mdvd).

Driver flags  : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE

Supported modes: PACKET SAO

Drive buf size : 1409024 = 1376 KB

Beginning DMA speed test. Set CDR_NODMATEST environment variable if device

communication breaks or freezes immediately after that.

Drive DMA Speed: 25701 kB/s 146x CD 18x DVD

FIFO size      : 67108864 = 65536 KB

Track 01: data  1686 MB

Total size:    1936 MB (191:50.00) = 863250 sectors

Lout start:    1936 MB (191:52/00) = 863250 sectors

Current Secsize: 2048

  ATIP start of lead in:  -150 (00:00/00)

Disk type:    unknown dye (reserved id code)

Manuf. index: -1

Manufacturer: unknown (not in table)

Blocks total: 2298496 Blocks current: 2298496 Blocks remaining: 1435246

Starting to write CD/DVD at speed  2.0 in real SAO mode for single session.

Last chance to quit, starting real write    0 seconds. Operation starts.

Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.

Performing OPC...

Sending CUE sheet...

Starting new track at sector: 0

Track 01: 1686 of 1686 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  86%]  2.0x.

Track 01: Total bytes read/written: 1767936000/1767936000 (863250 sectors).

Writing  time:  684.887s

Average write speed  1.9x.

Min drive buffer fill was 86%

Fixating...

Fixating time:  49.018s

debian:/home/linux/Desktop#

When I have time, I'll have a look on the Mandriva iso to see if it also had that little padlock thing on its icon. What does that padlock mean, anyway?

To be continued...

The padlock is a sign of permissions.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rm_-rf_windows (Post 2804170)

Thank you for the solution! I've been playing around with my kernel configuration for days trying to get my CD-R to work. Obviously I was looking in the wrong place. I tried the command you have above (substituting hdc with hdb), and it worked like a charm. I would imagine that using /dev/cdrom would also work. Anyhow, once again, thanks.