Help need to use my dvd Burner

inferno7600 · 11-29-2010, 11:44 AM

i just recently installed a hp DVD writer dvd200i in my computer and it wont read or write DVDs, yet it reads and writes cds perfectly
I actually think its a driver issue

my computer is ide and 4 yrs old if that helps any
with Linux Mint

stress_junkie · 11-29-2010, 05:00 PM

Check your media against this chart.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...&product=81681

inferno7600 · 11-30-2010, 11:36 AM

I got some DVD+R disks to try but it fails every time.
it doesn't even try to write to the disk. but it does identify the disk

stress_junkie · 11-30-2010, 11:46 AM

Have you got the master/slave/cable select jumpers set properly? Some PATA devices want master/slave while others need cable select.

Can you put it on its own cable rather than sharing a cable with another PATA device?

I am not familiar with Linux Mint hardware support so I cannot comment on the idea that the driver is at fault. However looking at the HP support pages for this device I get the feeling that it is more temperamental than other devices.

inferno7600 · 12-01-2010, 03:59 PM

I tried giving it its own cable and changed around the master/slave configurations
the burner i used gave me an error log, i went through it and took out what might be helpful

BraseroLibburn SCSI error condition on command 2Ah WRITE(10): See MMC specs: Sense Key 4 "Drive error", ASC 91 ASCQ C4
BraseroLibburn Something went wrong
BraseroLibburn called brasero_job_error
BraseroLibburn finished with an error
BraseroLibburn asked to stop because of an error
error = 15
message = "An error occurred while writing to disc"
BraseroLibisofs stopping

stress_junkie · 12-01-2010, 04:07 PM

I searched Google using the first line of the error message. Here is one of the results.

http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=141&t=56005

The general consensus is that people don't like to burn DVDs with Brasero.

inferno7600 · 12-01-2010, 04:33 PM

I downloaded Xfburn and it told me that my drive can't burn DVD+R disks

frieza · 12-01-2010, 04:37 PM

maybe then you need to get DVD-R disks and try again
there is a difference between DVD-R and DVD+R
some burners are DVD-R only, some are DVD+R only some are DVD±R

stress_junkie · 12-01-2010, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inferno7600

I downloaded Xfburn and it told me that my drive can't burn DVD+R disks

Well that chart in #2 above says that your drive can't burn DVD-R disks either.

I don't suppose you could just purchase an external DVD burner.