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POWER CALIBRATION AREA ERROR
If you google the error, the result should be pretty clear. Most Power Calibration errors are a result of media/burner compatibility issues. Either cheap/bad media, or failing laser on the burner.
Well the cdrecord somehow worked ... This doesn't make any sense:
Code:
root@tpt60:~# cdrecord dev=/dev/sg3 fs=32m speed=16 -v -eject /home/me/media/movies/The\ Secret.iso
cdrecord: No write mode specified.
cdrecord: Asuming -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 2.01.01a38 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2008 Jörg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
scsidev: '/dev/sg3'
devname: '/dev/sg3'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Warning: Open by 'devname' is unintentional and not supported.
cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open '/dev/sg3'. Cannot open or use SCSI driver.
cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'.
cdrecord: For possible transport specifiers try 'cdrecord dev=help'.
root@tpt60:~# cdrecord dev=/dev/dvd fs=32m speed=16 -v -eject /home/me/media/movies/The\ Secret.iso
cdrecord: No write mode specified.
cdrecord: Asuming -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 2.01.01a38 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2008 Jörg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
scsidev: '/dev/dvd'
devname: '/dev/dvd'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Warning: Open by 'devname' is unintentional and not supported.
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
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 : 'MATSHITA'
Identifikation : 'DVD-RAM UJ-822S '
Revision : '1.61'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM.
Current: DVD+R
Profile: DVD-RAM
Profile: DVD+R (current)
Profile: DVD+RW
Profile: DVD-RW restricted overwrite
Profile: DVD-RW sequential recording
Profile: DVD-R sequential recording
Profile: DVD-ROM
Profile: CD-RW
Profile: CD-R
Profile: CD-ROM
Profile: Removable Disk
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc-3 DVD+R driver (mmc_dvdplusr).
Driver flags : NO-CD DVD MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: PACKET SAO
Drive buf size : 1572864 = 1536 KB
FIFO size : 33554432 = 32768 KB
Track 01: data 214 MB
Total size: 214 MB = 109996 sectors
Current Secsize: 2048
Blocks total: 2295104 Blocks current: 2295104 Blocks remaining: 2185108
Starting to write CD/DVD/BD at speed 2 in real SAO 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.
Starting new track at sector: 0
Track 01: 214 of 214 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 98%] 2.4x.
Track 01: Total bytes read/written: 225271808/225271808 (109996 sectors).
Writing time: 96.750s
Average write speed 1.7x.
Min drive buffer fill was 38%
Fixating...
Fixating time: 24.420s
cdrecord: fifo had 3549 puts and 3549 gets.
cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 2088 times full, min fill was 97%.
Total size: 214 MB
That's smaller than even a CD. Was there a reason to burn this to DVD? At that size you could have authored a (S)VCD - assuming it was a movie coming from the directory layout
DVD-RAM UJ-822S
Average write speed 1.7x.
Min drive buffer fill was 38%
And you passed speed=16
If I'm not mistaken, that drive is in a laptop, pretty old, and has a max write speed of 2.4x to DVD+R media. Judging by the buffer fill, and overall average speed, I hope you were doing other things at the time this was burning. Burning at 2.4x should take little to no effort at all.
About growisofs, I honestly don't know Never had a reason to use it personally.
Total size: 214 MB
That's smaller than even a CD. Was there a reason to burn this to DVD? At that size you could have authored a (S)VCD - assuming it was a movie coming from the directory layout
A little off-topic, but blank DVDs are actually cheaper than blank CDs at most places (at least where I am). Silly yes (DVDs hold WAY more information than CDs), but I have been known to 'waste a DVD' like this (I once burned GParted to a DVD -- even though it is only about 90 MB). If it's cheaper, I'm certainly not going to waste money on a CD.
Beware of the cheap surface on those DVDs, I mean I have old burned CDs that work still fine, but I see more and more reading errors from old burned DVDs
Beware of the cheap surface on those DVDs, I mean I have old burned CDs that work still fine, but I see more and more reading errors from old burned DVDs
Exactly why I don't buy cheap DVDs. Taiyo Yuden DVDs and CDs. I still have DVDs from 2001 that pass crc checks today (TDK/Pioneer). I also have some cheap DVDs that fail CRC checks 2 seconds after they were burnt Every now and then I do pick up a 50 pack of CDs for $4.99 from the local Microcenter.
Pioneer hasn't made media for a while, and today's TDK's are sometimes made by the same Taiwan company that makes Verbatim, Memorex, HP, and what ever else flavor of the month there is.
If I need to just test a quick movie or menu layout, that's what I use DVD-RW's and DVD-RAM for.
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Never had a reason to use it personally.
