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Old 10-05-2007, 10:10 AM   #1
baguardo
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DVD-rom only reads, doesn't write


Hello,

I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 laptop with DVD-ROM.
I can't get it to burn CD's, as the DVD-ROM is not recognized as a writing device. It reads CDs perfectly.

I've googled around and already tried changing permissions (using k3bsetup, and also manually) for cdrdao, cdrecord and such; adding myself to group "cdrom"; doing "chmod a+xrw hdc", and other permission tweaks, but nothing works.

Apparently this is an ATAPI device, could this be the problem?

Apart from this, as I salvaged the laptop from garbage at work (Windows completely broken and "not financially interesting" repairing it), I don't even know if it IS a writer in the first place... (It says DVD-ROM, does this mean it's only to read?)

I installed PCLinuxOS 2007 (kernel 2.6.18.8.tex5), updated last week with synaptic.

The PCLinuxOS control center gives following information:
Code:
Identification
Disk identifier: ‎HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8081N

Media class: ‎cdrom

Bus identification
Vendor ID: ‎0x0000

Device ID: ‎0x0000

Sub vendor ID: ‎0x0000

Sub device ID: ‎0x0000

Connection
Bus: ‎ide

Channel: ‎secondary

Device
Old device file: ‎/dev/hdc

Misc
Drive capacity: ‎DVD 

Disk controller: ‎0
Starting K3B from terminal (as root), gives following messages:
Code:
kbuildsycoca running...
[root@localhost dev]# kdecore (KAction): WARNING: KActionCollection::KActionCollection( QObject *parent, const char *name, KInstance *instance )
(K3bDevice::HalConnection) initializing HAL >= 0.5
Mapping udi /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_HL_DT_STDVD_ROM_GDR8081N to device /dev/hdc
/dev/hdc resolved to /dev/hdc
/dev/hdc is block device (0)
/dev/hdc seems to be cdrom
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/hdc: init()
(K3bDevice::ScsiCommand) failed:
                           command:    MODE SENSE (5a)
                           errorcode:  70
                           sense key:  ILLEGAL REQUEST (5)
                           asc:        24
                           ascq:       0
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/hdc: MODE SENSE length det failed.
(K3bDevice::ScsiCommand) failed:
                           command:    MODE SENSE (5a)
                           errorcode:  70
                           sense key:  ILLEGAL REQUEST (5)
                           asc:        24
                           ascq:       0
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/hdc: MODE SENSE with real length 65535 failed.
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/hdc: modeSense 0x05 failed!
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/hdc: Cannot check write modes.
(K3bDevice::ScsiCommand) failed:
                           command:    MODE SENSE (5a)
                           errorcode:  70
                           sense key:  ILLEGAL REQUEST (5)
                           asc:        24
                           ascq:       0
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/hdc: MODE SENSE length det failed.
(K3bDevice::ScsiCommand) failed:
                           command:    MODE SENSE (5a)
                           errorcode:  70
                           sense key:  ILLEGAL REQUEST (5)
                           asc:        24
                           ascq:       0
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/hdc: MODE SENSE with real length 65535 failed.
/dev/hdc resolved to /dev/hdc
(K3bDevice::DeviceManager) dev /dev/hdc already found
Could not resolve /dev/hdd
/dev/hdd resolved to /dev/hdd
(K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/hdd for reading
                    (No such file or directory)
could not open device /dev/hdd (No such file or directory)
(K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/hdd for reading
                    (No such file or directory)
could not open device /dev/hdd (No such file or directory)
(K3bDevice::DeviceManager) found config entry for devicetype: HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8081N
Devices:
------------------------------
Blockdevice:    /dev/hdc
Generic device:
Vendor:         HL-DT-ST
Description:    DVD-ROM GDR8081N
Version:        0010
Write speed:    0
Profiles:       DVD-ROM, CD-ROM
Read Cap:       DVD-ROM, CD-ROM
Write Cap:      Error
Writing modes:  None
Reader aliases: /dev/hdc
------------------------------
kdecore (KAction): WARNING: KActionCollection::operator+=(): function is severely deprecated.
Any hints or ideas would be greatly appreciated. I'm not very newbie, but far from an expert, so my hand should be held anyway

Many thanks in advance.
 
Old 10-05-2007, 10:25 AM   #2
MS3FGX
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DVD-ROM means it is a reader and not a writer (Read Only Memory). A quick Google on the model number reported (GDR8081N) confirms this.

So the drive can't write to either DVD or CD, it is read-only.
 
Old 10-06-2007, 06:36 AM   #3
baguardo
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Thanks very much, and sorry for my ignorance - which just lessened a tiny bit
 
  


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