First of all, thanks for the test. I'll look into results later on... >> Meaning that I probably should stop implying >> that expanding ssa is a reliable operation... > > It is quite optimistic to hope for data survival > over a FORMAT UNIT command. :))
But as you could see yourself it actually works:-) Either way, there was an oversight from my side: dvd+rw-format should have used Format Type 1, Spare Area Expansion, which actually specified to preserve defect list and therefore recorded data intact. > With sub type 2 i get a zillion "Z" characters > on the media. (Probably because of the snooze slow > formatting speed.) Yes, it test-writes the whole media. A. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]