Rodney D. Myers wrote: > > for the "+" media; > > dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hda > INQUIRY: [BENQ ][DVD DD DW1620 ][B7H9] > GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: > Mounted Media: 1Bh, DVD+R > Current Write Speed: 16.0x1385=22160KB/s > Write Speed #0: 16.0x1385=22160KB/s > Write Speed #1: 12.0x1385=16620KB/s > Write Speed #2: 8.0x1385=11080KB/s > Write Speed #3: 4.0x1385=5540KB/s > Write Speed #4: 2.4x1385=3324KB/s > GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE: > Write Performance: 16.0x1385=22160KB/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -> 2295103] > Speed Descriptor#0: 00/2295103 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > Speed Descriptor#1: 00/2295103 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > Speed Descriptor#2: 00/2295103 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > Speed Descriptor#3: 00/2295103 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > Speed Descriptor#4: 00/2295103 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > 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: 265696 > READ CAPACITY: 0*2048=0 > > > for the "-" media; > > dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hda > INQUIRY: [BENQ ][DVD DD DW1620 ][B7H9] > GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: > Mounted Media: 11h, DVD-R Sequential > Media ID: CMC MAG. AM3 > Current Write Speed: 4.0x1385=5540KB/s > Write Speed #0: 4.0x1385=5540KB/s > GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE: > Write Performance: 4.0x1385=5540KB/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -> 2297887] > Speed Descriptor#0: 00/2297887 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > READ DVD STRUCTURE[#10h]: > Media Book Type: 25h, DVD-R book [revision 5] > Legacy lead-out at: 2297887*2KB=4706072576 > READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: > Media Book Type: 25h, DVD-R book [revision 5] > Last border-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 > READ CAPACITY: 0*2048=0 >
The benq document about supported media for 1620 says that CMC MAG. AM3 is supported and can be written at a max speed of 16x. Your drive tells 4.0x max. Something seems to be amiss here!! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

