Can't erase a simple CD-RW

Hitboxx · 06-01-2007, 08:20 AM

Dear All

I can't erase a simple CD-RW using K3b or Gnombaker even as root, what gives?

Code:

System
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K3b Version: 0.12.15

KDE Version: 3.5.4-10.fc6 Fedora-Core
QT Version:  3.3.6
Kernel:      2.6.20-1.2933.fc6
Devices
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HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8520B 1.03 (/dev/hdj, ) at  [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM] [CD-ROM; CD-R; CD-RW] [SAO; TAO; RAW; SAO/R96P; SAO/R96R; RAW/R16; RAW/R96P; RAW/R96R]

HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B DL11 (/dev/hdi, ) at  [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM; DVD-ROM; DVD-RAM; DVD-R; DVD-RW; DVD-R DL; DVD+R; DVD+RW; DVD+R DL] [DVD-ROM; DVD-R Sequential; DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential; DVD-R Dual Layer Jump; DVD-RAM; DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite; DVD-RW Sequential; DVD+RW; DVD+R; DVD+R Double Layer; CD-ROM; CD-R; CD-RW] [SAO; TAO; RAW; SAO/R96P; SAO/R96R; RAW/R16; RAW/R96P; RAW/R96R; Restricted Overwrite]
Used versions
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cdrecord: 2.1

cdrecord command:
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/usr/bin/cdrecord -v gracetime=2 dev=/dev/hdi speed=10 -tao driveropts=burnfree -eject blank=fast -force 

cdrecord
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scsidev: '/dev/hdi'

devname: '/dev/hdi'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Error trying to open /dev/hdi exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/hdi exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/hdi exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/hdi exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/hdi exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/hdi exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/hdi exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/hdi exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/hdi exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/hdi exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
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: 1 = CD-ROM
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Device or resource busy. Cannot open '/dev/hdi'. Cannot open SCSI driver.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: For possible transport specifiers try 'cdrecord dev=help'.

I'm perplexed, any suggestions?

Thanks

GrapefruiTgirl · 06-01-2007, 08:47 AM

Code:

cdrecord dev=/dev/hdi speed=10 blank=fast padsize=63s -pad -dao -v -eject

Try the above

and see if it will blank the disk. I have found that the cdrecord commands will fail if the order of the arguments is not what it likes. Also, it seems ALL devices, on my own system and others I have seen, come back as 2,2,2 and it isn't correct.
If it's actually an ATAPI device, try 'cdrecord dev=ATAPI -scanbus' and see if it turns up something different.

NOTE: You will need to be root probably, and make sure the CD isn't mounted.