[SOLVED] can't burn a DVD

darksaurian · 11-13-2010, 10:53 AM

As you can see here I did "cdrecord -scanbus" as root and then I tried both cdrecord and growisfs and nothing works. That drive works fine for mounting and reading normal CD's and DVD's but it seems like it won't recognize a blank DVD. Any ideas?

Code:

root@darkswamp:~# cdrecord -scanbus
Cdrecord-ProDVD-ProBD-Clone 2.01.01a78 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2010 Jörg Schilling
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.34
Using libscg version 'schily-0.9'.
scsibus2:
        2,0,0   200) 'ATA     ' 'Hitachi HTS54161' 'SBDO' Disk
        2,1,0   201) *
        2,2,0   202) *
        2,3,0   203) *
        2,4,0   204) *
        2,5,0   205) *
        2,6,0   206) *                                               
        2,7,0   207) *                                               
scsibus6:                                                            
        6,0,0   600) 'HL-DT-ST' 'RW/DVD GCC-4247N' '1.02' Removable CD-ROM                                                                
        6,1,0   601) *
        6,2,0   602) *
        6,3,0   603) *
        6,4,0   604) *
        6,5,0   605) *
        6,6,0   606) *
        6,7,0   607) *
root@darkswamp:~# cd /home/darksaurian/Desktop
root@darkswamp:/home/darksaurian/Desktop# ls
debian-testing-i386-DVD-1.iso  debian-testing-i386-DVD-5.iso
debian-testing-i386-DVD-2.iso  debian-testing-i386-DVD-6.iso
debian-testing-i386-DVD-3.iso  debian-testing-i386-DVD-7.iso
debian-testing-i386-DVD-4.iso  debian-testing-i386-DVD-8.iso
root@darkswamp:/home/darksaurian/Desktop# cdrecord dev=6,0,0 speed=16 -pad -v -eject debian-testing-i386-DVD-1.iso
cdrecord: No write mode specified.
cdrecord: Assuming -sao mode.
cdrecord: If your drive does not accept -sao, try -tao.
cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults.
Cdrecord-ProDVD-ProBD-Clone 2.01.01a78 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2010 Jörg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
scsidev: '6,0,0'
scsibus: 6 target: 0 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.34
Using libscg version 'schily-0.9'.
SCSI buffer size: 64512
atapi: 1
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 5
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   : 
Vendor_info    : 'HL-DT-ST'
Identifikation : 'RW/DVD GCC-4247N'
Revision       : '1.02'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-ROM.
Current: none
Profile: DVD-ROM 
Profile: CD-ROM 
Profile: CD-R 
Profile: CD-RW 
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc   CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags   : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE 
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R
cdrecord: Warning: Cannot read drive buffer.
cdrecord: Warning: The DMA speed test has been skipped.
FIFO size      : 4194304 = 4096 KB
Track 01: data  4439 MB         padsize:   30 KB
Total size:     5098 MB (505:09.93) = 2273245 sectors
Lout start:     5099 MB (505:11/70) = 2273245 sectors
cdrecord: CD/DVD/BD-Recorder not ready.
root@darkswamp:/home/darksaurian/Desktop#              
root@darkswamp:/home/darksaurian/Desktop# 
root@darkswamp:/home/darksaurian/Desktop# 
root@darkswamp:/home/darksaurian/Desktop# 
root@darkswamp:/home/darksaurian/Desktop# 
root@darkswamp:/home/darksaurian/Desktop# growisofs -dvd-compat -speed=16 -use-the-force-luke=bufsize:32m -Z /dev/sr0=/home/darksaurian/Desktop/debian-testing-i386-DVD-1.iso
:-( /dev/sr0: media is not recognized as recordable DVD: 0
root@darkswamp:/home/darksaurian/Desktop#

darksaurian · 11-13-2010, 11:01 AM

Aw, crap. Does this have something to do with DVD+R vs DVD-R discs? And if so does anybody want a stack of DVD+R's?

I thought all DVD's were the same.

H_TeXMeX_H · 11-13-2010, 11:02 AM

Have you tried using 'growisofs' ?

darksaurian · 11-13-2010, 11:15 AM

Yeah. If you scroll to the bottom of the readout I posted you can see I tried it. No luck:
:-( /dev/sr0: media is not recognized as recordable DVD: 0

I wish I could just buy one DVD-R from the store instead of a stack and see if it works. If that really is the problem then I don't know what to do with these +R's. Maybe I could use them coasters. Or throw them at people. I don't know.

H_TeXMeX_H · 11-13-2010, 11:22 AM

Hmm, then it may indeed be that the drive does not recognize this type of DVD.

darksaurian · 11-13-2010, 12:44 PM

Nope. DVD-R doesn't work either. Exact same problems.

I know I burned CD's with this hardware before. I had Windows XP back then. So maybe I have to do something with drivers. I don't know.

Is there any way to put my debian iso's in their own separate partition and then use them like they are discs? There's probably a how-to guide out there for that if I can find it.

darksaurian · 11-13-2010, 01:00 PM

Oh wait I can still burn CD's. Maybe it's a CD reader/burner but only reads DVD's? lol.

Hey does anybody want a stack of DVD+R's and a stack of DVD-R's? I got a set of debian-DVD-iso's too, if anybody wants them. I can ftp them to you. Maybe you could burn them and mail me a copy.

H_TeXMeX_H · 11-13-2010, 01:43 PM

Try 'cdrecord -prcap', it should say what the drive can do.

darksaurian · 11-13-2010, 03:40 PM

Yup. Guess it's time to mark this thread as solved.

Code:

darkswamp:~# whoami
root
darkswamp:~# cdrecord -prcap
Device was not specified. Trying to find an appropriate drive...
Detected CD-R drive: /dev/cdrw
Using /dev/cdrom of unknown capabilities
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   :
Vendor_info    : 'HL-DT-ST'
Identification : 'RW/DVD GCC-4247N'
Revision       : '1.02'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-ROM.

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 not write DVD-R media
  Does 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 not read R-W subcode information
  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:  4234 kB/s (CD  24x, DVD  3x)
  Current read  speed:  4234 kB/s (CD  24x, DVD  3x)
  Maximum write speed:  4234 kB/s (CD  24x, DVD  3x)
  Current write speed:  4234 kB/s (CD  24x, DVD  3x)
  Rotational control selected: CLV/PCAV
  Buffer size in KB: 2048
  Copy management revision supported: 1
  Number of supported write speeds: 4
  Write speed # 0:   706 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD   4x, DVD  0x)
  Write speed # 1:  1764 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  10x, DVD  1x)
  Write speed # 2:  2822 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  16x, DVD  2x)
  Write speed # 3:  4234 kB/s CAV (CD  24x, DVD  3x)

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 not write ultra high speed+ CD-RW media
darkswamp:~#