On Friday 08 December 2006 15:42, Uwe Thiem wrote: > On 08 December 2006 16:36, Richard Fish wrote: > > On 12/8/06, Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > K3B shows that it "Reads DVD: Yes" and it does not write on any media. > > > I believe that it is a Compaq branded LG DVD-ROM. Is there anywhere > > > where I can see what types of media it can read, or is this a trial & > > > error affair? > > > > According to: > > > > http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/storage/lg8080b/en/specs.htm > > > > It should be able to read -R and -RW, but not +R or +RW. Of course > > you said it read a +R, so I don't know that I completely trust this > > info. > > Start k3b. Settings -> Configure k3b -> Devices. It should tell what your > device is capable of.
Yes, just like the first paragraph in my previous post above. Is there a command line facility that interrogates the device and shows definitely what it can and cannot read? All that K3B shows is that it can read "DVD". -- Regards, Mick
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