I get this error when trying to burn any cd's.
What might be the cause?

This is what I do:

cdrecord -v speed=24 dev=0,0,0 asdf.raw

This is what happens:

scsidev: '0,0,0'
scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.24
Using libscg version 'schily-0.7'
atapi: 1
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 2
Response Format: 2
Capabilities : SYNC
Vendor_info : 'YAMAHA '
Identifikation : 'CRW3200E '
Revision : '1.0d'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE AUDIOMASTER FORCESPEED
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R96R
Drive buf size : 7469952 = 7294 KB
FIFO size : 4194304 = 4096 KB
Track 01: data 671 MB
Total size: 771 MB (76:26.48) = 343986 sectors
Lout start: 771 MB (76:28/36) = 343986 sectors
Current Secsize: 2048
ATIP info from disk:
Indicated writing power: 5
Is not unrestricted
Is not erasable
Disk sub type: Medium Type B, low Beta category (B-) (4)
ATIP start of lead in: -12369 (97:17/06)
ATIP start of lead out: 359849 (79:59/74)
Disk type: Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar)
Manuf. index: 69
Manufacturer: Moser Baer India Limited
Manufacturer is guessed because of the orange forum embargo.
The orange forum likes to get money for recent information.
The information for this media may not be correct.
Blocks total: 359849 Blocks current: 359849 Blocks remaining: 15863
Forcespeed is OFF.
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 24 in real TAO mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write 0 seconds. Operation starts.
Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
BURN-Free is OFF.
Performing OPC...
Starting new track at sector: 0
Track 01: 146 of 671 MB written (fifo 98%) [buf 99%] 24.2x.cdrecord: Input/output error. write_g1: scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB: 2A 00 00 01 24 ED 00 00 1F 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 04 AC 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 09 00 00 00
Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x09 Qual 0x00 (track following error) Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk -1409286144 (not valid)
cmd finished after 1.570s timeout 40s

write track data: error after 153577472 bytes
Sense Bytes: 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Writing time: 70.518s
Average write speed 84.3x.
Min drive buffer fill was 99%
Fixating...
Fixating time: 16.079s
cdrecord: fifo had 2483 puts and 2420 gets.
cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 1537 times full, min fill was 82%.

Does the line further down not indicate the cause of the problem.

Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0

hm, missed that one, could upgrading the recorders firmware fix this problem?

It could possibly help, but I am not sure that is where the problem lies.

It would help if you could identify the brand and model of your CD-recorder.

And do you, perchance, live next door to a Norwegian naval base?

Vendor_info : 'YAMAHA '
Identifikation : 'CRW3200E '
Revision : '1.0d'

no I do not live next to a norwegian naval base ^^

You tried a spare cable and checked the connections? (Just to make sure ).

Hi,
I do not know which lines say what kind of discs you are trying to burn. There seem to be different speeds supported for CD-R and CD-RW.
Apparently a writing speed of 24 is supported, but I don't know under what conditions. This review (and specs) may mean more to you than me.

http://www.reviewboard.com/Section/Hardware/CRW3200E

You might try a slower writing speed and see if the results change.
Good luck

Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0

This definitely denotes the type of error.

Do you continually get this when trying to burn CDs?

I trust you are trying this on CD-RWs first?

Have you received this error on the same brand of CD-RW?

What is the maximum speed specified for the CD brand you are trying to burn?

I've tried burning in 16x, same problems, the cd's are usually 52x compatible. Never tried it on cd-rw.

The only other things I can suggest are -

1) make sure that when you are trying to burn the CD, no other process (automount or whatever) is trying to access the CD drive

2) you try some different brands of CD-R to see if that is the problem. Not all CD-R[W]s are the same, and different manufacturers use different dyes.

3) You have a look through the documentation -- HOWTOS, problem solving -- at the home page of cdrtools (which includes cdrecord) at

http://www.fokus.fhg.DE/research/cc/.../cdrecord.html

If you can provide any further information or hints, or come up with the solution, please post here.

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The reason I asked about the naval base, is because your location specifies Bergen.

<http://hem.fyristorg.COM/robertm/nor..._navy_org.html>

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