On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 10:58:24AM -0600, Ryan C. Underwood wrote: > > Does the following make any sense at all? > > $ dvd+rw-format -blank /dev/sr1 > * BD/DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by <[email protected]>, version 7.1. > * 24.8GB BD media detected. > * blanking .:-[ FORMAT UNIT failed with SK=5h/INVALID FIELD IN PARAMETER > LIST]: Input/output error
Once again, it seems xorriso is to the rescue: $ xorriso -dev /dev/sr1 -blank "deformat" xorriso 0.4.8 : RockRidge filesystem manipulator, libburnia project. xorriso : NOTE : Loading ISO image tree from LBA 0 xorriso : UPDATE : 55 nodes read in 1 seconds Drive current: -dev '/dev/sr1' Media current: BD-RE Media status : is written , is appendable Media summary: 1 session, 12075457 data blocks, 23.0g data, 25.1m free Volume id : 'Documentaries + The Prisoner' Beginning to blank media in mode 'deformat'. [..about 15 seconds passes..] Blanking done xorriso : NOTE : Re-aquiring -outdev '/dev/sr1' xorriso : UPDATE : Thank you for being patient for 1 seconds Drive current: -dev '/dev/sr1' Media current: BD-RE Media status : is blank Media summary: 0 sessions, 0 data blocks, 0 data, 23.1g free Volume id : 'ISOIMAGE' Does such a short blanking time seem to be correct? It takes much longer to fully blank even a CD-RW disc, for example. -- Ryan C. Underwood runderwo(at)mail.win.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
