Alan Dayley wrote: > Vaughn Treude wrote: >> Craig, >> Thanks for your reply. Yes, it's old. I was hoping (perhaps in vain) >> that I could solve this with some kind of mode switch. Or maybe this >> drive is on its way out. I'm always afraid that upgrading will break my >> other stuff. :-) >> >> From dmesg, I see these over and over again: >> ATAPI device hdc: >> Error: Not ready -- (Sense key=0x02) >> (reserved error code) -- (asc=0x30, ascq=0x02) >> The failed "Read Subchannel" packet command was: >> "42 02 40 01 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 " >> cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize! >> >> Same stuff in syslog. >> >> Puzzling, because this is an empty DVD, it's not SUPPOSED to have any >> tracks it recognizes! :-) > > I this case the first suspect is the burner and it's firmware, not the > system software. All recordable optical media is not equal. Not all > burners are equal either. > > This part: > >> Error: Not ready -- (Sense key=0x02) >> (reserved error code) -- (asc=0x30, ascq=0x02) > > is an error code in 3 bytes. Taken together they mean: > 2 / 30 / 02 CANNOT READ MEDIUM . INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT > (as defined at http://www.isobuster.com/help.php?help=305 Not an > official source but corroborates with others around.) > > I think the drive cannot read the media you are giving it. Does the > drive still burn the other brand? You could test that if you have the > other brand blanks laying around. > > Sometimes a burner firmware update can help, if you can find one. Make > sure you found the right firmware and updater, though. It is usually > easy to do such an update but there is a risk of "bricking" the burner. > > Alan >
Yes. It still burns the Memorex brand, I just tried it. I thought at first the drive was ready to bite the dust, because I hadn't burned anything in a while. But a firmware update sounds promising, I'll give it a try. Thanks! Vaughn > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
