>> Because the three software I try seems not working, I tend to think that >> this particular writer is not (yet?) supported. >> Is there something I can do in order to make it working?
> The fact that you see "failed to locate "Quick format" descriptor" alone > most likely means that your media is poorly supported by your firmware. > Then "3/11/05 L-EC UNCORRECTABLE ERROR" doesn't make much sense > either... What media is it anyway (see dvd+rw-mediainfo output for Media > ID)? Poor media support manifests itself in most bizarre ways. There > were reports that DVD-RW media acts as write-once, -twice or three > times. In other workds I'd really recommend to test other media brands, > preferably explicitly recommended by unit manufacturer, before drawing > final conclusions. A. Ok. The media I bought are as follow: - TDK DVD-RW single-sided Data/Video 4.7GB 1-2x; - TDK DVD-R single-sided Data/Video 4.7GB 1-4x. Is there anything wrong whith these types of media? Advices? Here are some informations about the report from "dvd+rw-mediainfo". 1/ Two new DVD-RW I tried to blank and which are now _not_usable_ says: /* First one */ # dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/cd0 INQUIRY: [TEAC ][DV-W22E ][R.0A] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 14h, DVD-RW Sequential Current Write Speed: 1.0x1385=1385KB/s Write Speed #0: 1.0x1385=1385KB/s Speed Descriptor#0: 00/2298495 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: Media Book Type: 32h, DVD-RW book [revision 2] Legacy lead-out at: 2298496*2KB=4707319808 READ DISC INFORMATION: Disc status: complete Number of Sessions: 1 State of Last Session: reserved/damaged Number of Tracks: 1 :-[ READ TRACK INFORMATION failed with SK=3h/ASC=11h/ACQ=05h]: Input/output error /* Second one */ # dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/cd0 INQUIRY: [TEAC ][DV-W22E ][R.0A] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 14h, DVD-RW Sequential Media ID: TTG01 Current Write Speed: 1.0x1385=1385KB/s Write Speed #0: 1.0x1385=1385KB/s Speed Descriptor#0: 00/2298495 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: Media Book Type: 32h, DVD-RW book [revision 2] Legacy lead-out at: 2298496*2KB=4707319808 READ DISC INFORMATION: Disc status: complete Number of Sessions: 1 State of Last Session: reserved/damaged Number of Tracks: 1 :-[ READ TRACK INFORMATION failed with SK=3h/ASC=11h/ACQ=05h]: Input/output error 2/ A new DVD-RW I *never* used says: # dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/cd0 INQUIRY: [TEAC ][DV-W22E ][R.0A] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 14h, DVD-RW Sequential Media ID: TDK502sakuM3 Current Write Speed: 1.0x1385=1385KB/s Write Speed #0: 1.0x1385=1385KB/s Speed Descriptor#0: 00/2298495 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: Media Book Type: 32h, DVD-RW book [revision 2] Legacy lead-out at: 0*2KB=0 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: invisible incremental Track Start Address: 0*2KB Next Writable Address: 0*2KB Free Blocks: 2297888*2KB Track Size: 2297888*2KB 3/ A new DVD-R I burned with "growisofs" and which is usable (readable) says: # dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/cd0 INQUIRY: [TEAC ][DV-W22E ][R.0A] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 10h, DVD-ROM Current Write Speed: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s Write Speed #0: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s Write Speed #1: 1.0x1385=1385KB/s Speed Descriptor#0: 00/2298495 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: Media Book Type: 25h, DVD-R book [revision 5] Legacy lead-out at: 516672*2KB=1058144256 READ DISC INFORMATION: Disc status: complete Number of Sessions: 1 State of Last Session: complete Number of Tracks: 1 READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]: Track State: complete incremental Track Start Address: 0*2KB Free Blocks: 0*2KB Track Size: 516672*2KB Last Recorded Address: 516671*2KB FABRICATED TOC: Track#1 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Track#AA : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Multi-session Info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is interesting to note that the only media to report correctly its Media ID is a new (never touched) media. Even on the correctly burned DVD-R media the Media ID is not provided by "dvd+rw-mediainfo"... I don't think my problems were related to the quality of the TDK DVD-R/RW. What do you think? Thanks, -- -jpeg.
