LinuxQuestions.org - K3b no media SONY DVD RW DRU-500A

I am experiencing problem with SONY DVD RW DRU-500A dvd writer. I was trying to burn Dvd, i am always getting the same problem from k3b : found no media,
please insert an empty double layer dvd. I used different dvd's but always the same problem. I can write cd disk, see below the detailed output from the k3b. Also see the output from the k3b when i am trying to write dvd. I got this output when i am trying to force k3b to write dvd.

Also do not understand why k3b asking to insert double layer dvd, i am trying to write test data ~ 300mv on 4.7 blank dvd ???
Please, suggest any other solutions to my problems. thank in advance.

for cd:

System
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K3b Version: 0.12.17

KDE Version: 3.5.6-0.3.fc6 Fedora-Core
QT Version: 3.3.7
Kernel: 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6
Devices
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SONY DVD RW DRU-500A 2.1a (/dev/hdd, ) at [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM; DVD-ROM; DVD-R; DVD-RW; DVD+R; DVD+RW] [DVD-ROM; DVD-R Sequential; DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite; DVD-RW Sequential; DVD+RW; DVD+R; CD-ROM; CD-R; CD-RW] [SAO; TAO; RAW; SAO/R96R; RAW/R96R; Restricted Overwrite]

SONY CD-RW CRX320E NYK5 (/dev/hdc, ) at [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM; DVD-ROM; DVD+R; DVD+R DL] [DVD-ROM; DVD+R Double Layer; CD-ROM; CD-R; CD-RW] [SAO; TAO; RAW; SAO/R96P; SAO/R96R; RAW/R16; RAW/R96P; RAW/R96R]
K3b
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Size of filesystem calculated: 138137

Used versions
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cdrecord: 2.1

cdrecord
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scsidev: '/dev/hdd'
devname: '/dev/hdd'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Warning: using inofficial libscg transport code version (schily - Red Hat-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.83-RH '@(#)scsi-linux-sg.c 1.83 04/05/20 Copyright 1997 J. Schilling').
SCSI buffer size: 64512
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (cpu-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jörg Schilling
Note: This version is an unofficial (modified) version with DVD support
Note: and therefore may have bugs that are not present in the original.
Note: Please send bug reports or support requests to http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla
Note: The author of cdrecord should not be bothered with problems in this version.
TOC Type: 3 = CD-ROM XA mode 2
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
Driveropts: 'burnfree'
atapi: 1
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities :
Vendor_info : 'SONY '
Identifikation : 'DVD RW DRU-500A '
Revision : '2.1a'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
Current: 0x0009
Profile: 0x001B
Profile: 0x001A
Profile: 0x0014
Profile: 0x0013
Profile: 0x0011
Profile: 0x0010
Profile: 0x000A
Profile: 0x0009 (current)
Profile: 0x0008
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96R RAW/R96R
Drive buf size : 8112896 = 7922 KB
Drive DMA Speed: 18808 kB/s 106x CD 13x DVD
FIFO size : 4194304 = 4096 KB
Track 01: data 269 MB
Total size: 309 MB (30:41.85) = 138139 sectors
Lout start: 310 MB (30:43/64) = 138139 sectors
Current Secsize: 2048
ATIP info from disk:
Indicated writing power: 5
Is not unrestricted
Is not erasable
Disk sub type: Medium Type A, high Beta category (A+) (3)
ATIP start of lead in: -11634 (97:26/66)
ATIP start of lead out: 359846 (79:59/71)
Disk type: Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar)
Manuf. index: 3
Manufacturer: CMC Magnetics Corporation
Blocks total: 359846 Blocks current: 359846 Blocks remaining: 221707
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 24 in real TAO mode for multi session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write in 2 seconds.
1 seconds.
0 seconds. Operation starts.
Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
trackno=0
BURN-Free is ON.
Performing OPC...
Starting new track at sector: 0
Starting new track at sector: 0
Track 01: 0 of 269 MB written.
Track 01: 1 of 269 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 13%] 136.0x.
...... an so on
.......

Total translation table size: 0
Total rockridge attributes bytes: 78347
Total directory bytes: 190464
Path table size(bytes): 996
Max brk space used a4000
138137 extents written (269 MB)

mkisofs command:
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/usr/bin/mkisofs -gui -graft-points -volid K3b data project -volset -appid K3B THE CD KREATOR (C) 1998-2005 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -publisher -preparer -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort /tmp/kde-root/k3bE8Tnxa.tmp -rational-rock -hide-list /tmp/kde-root/k3bMs8unc.tmp -joliet -hide-joliet-list /tmp/kde-root/k3bF7cHAb.tmp -full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -path-list /tmp/kde-root/k3bUODPVa.tmp

For dvd:

System
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K3b Version: 0.12.17

KDE Version: 3.5.6-0.3.fc6 Fedora-Core
QT Version: 3.3.7
Kernel: 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6
Devices
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SONY DVD RW DRU-500A 2.1a (/dev/hdd, ) at [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM; DVD-ROM; DVD-R; DVD-RW; DVD+R; DVD+RW] [DVD-ROM; DVD-R Sequential; DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite; DVD-RW Sequential; DVD+RW; DVD+R; CD-ROM; CD-R; CD-RW] [SAO; TAO; RAW; SAO/R96R; RAW/R96R; Restricted Overwrite]

SONY CD-RW CRX320E NYK5 (/dev/hdc, ) at [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM; DVD-ROM; DVD+R; DVD+R DL] [DVD-ROM; DVD+R Double Layer; CD-ROM; CD-R; CD-RW] [SAO; TAO; RAW; SAO/R96P; SAO/R96R; RAW/R16; RAW/R96P; RAW/R96R]
K3b
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Size of filesystem calculated: 138137

Used versions
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growisofs: 7.0

growisofs
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:-( /dev/hdd: media is not recognized as recordable DVD: 0

growisofs command:
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/usr/bin/growisofs -Z /dev/hdd=/dev/fd/0 -use-the-force-luke=notray -use-the-force-luke=tty -use-the-force-luke=tracksize:138137 -dvd-compat -speed=3.1 -use-the-force-luke=bufsize:32m

mkisofs
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138137
INFO: ISO-8859-1 character encoding detected by locale settings.
Assuming ISO-8859-1 encoded filenames on source filesystem,
use -input-charset to override.
Using 9C000.PDF;1 for thesis/papers/9C.pdf (9c.pdf)
Using 11N_RESUBMITTED000.PS;1 for thesis/papers/n11/11n_resubmitted.ps (11n-resubmitted.ps)

mkisofs command:
/usr/bin/mkisofs -gui -graft-points -volid K3b data project -volset -appid K3B THE CD KREATOR (C) 1998-2005 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -publisher -preparer -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort /tmp/kde-root/k3b8Mb8ua.tmp -rational-rock -hide-list /tmp/kde-root/k3bhDX39a.tmp -joliet -hide-joliet-list /tmp/kde-root/k3bmTxjga.tmp -full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -path-list /tmp/kde-root/k3b2mIBdc.tmp