> What writer do you use? > > Jörg Just to provide some more data: I purchased another spindle of DVD+R media branded 8x by Memorex. dvd+rw-mediainfo says: INQUIRY: [SONY ][DVD RW DRU-710A ][BYX2] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 1Bh, DVD+R Media ID: CMC MAG/E01 Current Write Speed: 8.0x1385=11080KB/s Write Speed #0: 8.0x1385=11080KB/s Write Speed #1: 6.0x1385=8310KB/s Write Speed #2: 4.0x1385=5540KB/s GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE: Write Performance: 3.2x1385=4432KB/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -> 0] Speed Descriptor#0: 00/0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s Speed Descriptor#1: 00/0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s Speed Descriptor#2: 00/0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: Media Book Type: A1h, DVD+R book [revision 1] Legacy lead-out at: 2295104*2KB=4700372992 READ DISC INFORMATION: Disc status: blank Number of Sessions: 1 State of Last Session: empty Number of Tracks: 1 READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]: Track State: blank Track Start Address: 0*2KB Next Writable Address: 0*2KB Free Blocks: 2295104*2KB Track Size: 2295104*2KB ROM Compatibility LBA: 262144 READ CAPACITY: 1*2048=2048
and cdrecord-ProDVD says: book type: DVD+R, Version 1 (10.1) disc size: 120mm (0) minimum rate: Not specified (15) number of layers:0 track path: Parallel Track Path (0) layer type: Rewritable Area (2) linear density: 0.267 µm/bit (0) track density: 0.74 µm/track (0) phys start: 196608 phys end: 2491711 end layer 0: 0 bca: 0 phys size:... 2295104 Manufacturer: 'CMC MAG' Media type: 'E01' Category/Version A1 Disk size 0F Disk structure 02 Recoding density 00 Manufacturer: 'CMC MAG' Media type: 'E01' Product revision 0 ADIP numbytes 56 Reference speed 35 Max speed 84 copyr prot type: 0 region mgt info: 0 The other kind of +R media which fails is branded Teon as 4x and mediainfo says: INQUIRY: [SONY ][DVD RW DRU-710A ][BYX2] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 1Bh, DVD+R Media ID: PHILIPS/C08 Current Write Speed: 8.0x1385=11080KB/s Write Speed #0: 8.0x1385=11080KB/s Write Speed #1: 6.0x1385=8310KB/s Write Speed #2: 4.0x1385=5540KB/s GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE: Write Performance: 3.2x1385=4432KB/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -> 0] Speed Descriptor#0: 00/0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s Speed Descriptor#1: 00/0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s Speed Descriptor#2: 00/0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: Media Book Type: A1h, DVD+R book [revision 1] Legacy lead-out at: 2295104*2KB=4700372992 READ DISC INFORMATION: Disc status: blank Number of Sessions: 1 State of Last Session: empty Number of Tracks: 1 READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]: Track State: blank Track Start Address: 0*2KB Next Writable Address: 0*2KB Free Blocks: 2295104*2KB Track Size: 2295104*2KB ROM Compatibility LBA: 262144 READ CAPACITY: 1*2048=2048 cdrecord-DVDpro says: book type: DVD+R, Version 1 (10.1) disc size: 120mm (0) minimum rate: Not specified (15) number of layers:0 track path: Parallel Track Path (0) layer type: Rewritable Area (2) linear density: 0.267 µm/bit (0) track density: 0.74 µm/track (0) phys start: 196608 phys end: 2491711 end layer 0: 0 bca: 0 phys size:... 2295104 Manufacturer: 'PHILIPS' Media type: 'C08' Category/Version A1 Disk size 0F Disk structure 02 Recoding density 00 Manufacturer: 'PHILIPS' Media type: 'C08' Product revision 0 ADIP numbytes 56 Reference speed 35 Max speed 84 copyr prot type: 0 region mgt info: 0 I can provide the info on the -R and +RW media which does work if that would be helpful. I'm going to reboot the box into windows and use the copy of Nero that came with the drive and see if it can burn +R media. If not, it's probably a drive or firmware issue. If not? Thanks for your help Jörg. Cheers, David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]