[Bug 1654778] Re: growisofs: INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT error with DVD-Rs
Thanks for the explanation. It appears that I can change the bug's status to invalid, so I will do that now. ** Changed in: dvd+rw-tools (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1654778 Title: growisofs: INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT error with DVD-Rs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dvd+rw-tools/+bug/1654778/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1654778] Re: growisofs: INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT error with DVD-Rs
Hi, yes, DVD-R and DVD+RW are treated quite differently by the drives. The former is a sequential multi-session medium, the latter is a random-access read-write medium. Firmware procedures inside the drive differ. The laser used is the same, afaik. But the dye on the media is quite surely not the same. So physical interaction of laser and medium is supposed to differ. You have to expect that the problems with those DVD-R media are only the beginning of drive deterioration. As for closing the bug: I assume we need a person who holds a rank at Ubuntu for that. Have a nice day :) Thomas -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1654778 Title: growisofs: INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT error with DVD-Rs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dvd+rw-tools/+bug/1654778/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1654778] Re: growisofs: INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT error with DVD-Rs
Hi Thomas, Thanks for your response. You were right, the problem was with my hardware. I plugged in the Sony to a Mac, and tried burning to the same media there. It didn't work. I found an old Plextor PX 712SA and plugged it into my Linux Mint box and retried the burn with the previously-failing media, and it worked. Before I ran these tests, I was thinking this couldn't be a problem with my hardware, because the DVD+RW burn worked. Was it working only by chance? Or is there something different about the OPC phase and DVD+RW media? Thanks for looking at this bug. Please do mark it closed. Best, Polly -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1654778 Title: growisofs: INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT error with DVD-Rs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dvd+rw-tools/+bug/1654778/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1654778] Re: growisofs: INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT error with DVD-Rs
Hi, this looks like a bad relationship between drive and medium. OPC (Optimum Power Calibration) is preparation stage of burning were the drive makes experiments about the laser settings. The media have an especially reserved data area for that. Those experiments did not yield a satisfying result. So the drive told growisofs (two times) that it cannot deal with this particular medium. There is few hope that a different burn program would bring better results, except by mere luck. You could try other DVD-R media. Sometimes even a different spindle from the same brand can yield better results. But it might well be that the drive has reached the end of its life time. Google finds the drive model "DRX-710UL" discussed already in 2008. How old is yours ? Another (rather remote) possibility is that udisks2 is still groping the drive while growisofs already began to burn. CD-R[W] and DVD-R[W] are more vulnerable to external interference during burns than are DVD+RW or DVD-RAM. To exclude this possibility either disable usdisks2 for your drive or wait after medium insertion until the drive surely has ended blinking (and does not start blinking again after a few seconds of steady light). Have a nice day :) Thomas -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1654778 Title: growisofs: INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT error with DVD-Rs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dvd+rw-tools/+bug/1654778/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
