cdrecord: failure in auto-formatting DVD+RW Verbatim media on USB-TSSTcorp

2009-01-12 Thread Giulio Orsero
 System data
OS: Linux 2.4.33
cdrecord:  2.01.01a55
Burner 
Vendor_info: 'TSSTcorp'
Identifikation : 'CDDVDW SE-S224Q '
Revision   : 'TS01'
Media (marketing name DVD+RW Verbatim 4x)
Manufacturer:'MKM'
Media type:  'A02'

 Problem
cdrecord won't automatically  format maiden medium, it seems it doesn't even
try (the messages are different, usually it says ..in real format mode...
or similar).

manually using -force -format will format the medium correctly.

cdrecord will format medium OK if it's in an USB LG burner.

I cannot test different media on TSSTcorp burner for now.

I'm attaching output of:
1) -v -minfo 
2) cdrecord dev=3,0,0 -data -v driveropts=burnfree -sao test123.iso
- fails to autoformat
3) cdrecord dev=3,0,0 -force -format
- formats ok
-- 
giul...@pobox.com
==
-v -minfo
==
scsidev: '3,0,0'
scsibus: 3 target: 0 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.25
SCSI buffer size: 64512
Cdrecord-ProDVD-ProBD-Clone 2.01.01a55 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 
1995-2008 Jörg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
Using libscg version 'schily-0.9'.
atapi: 1
Device type: Removable CD-ROM
Version: 2
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   : 
Vendor_info: 'TSSTcorp'
Identifikation : 'CDDVDW SE-S224Q '
Revision   : 'TS01'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM.
Current: DVD+RW
Profile: DVD-R/DL sequential recording 
Profile: DVD-R/DL layer jump recording 
Profile: DVD+R/DL 
Profile: DVD+R 
Profile: DVD+RW (current)
Profile: DVD-RW sequential recording 
Profile: DVD-RW restricted overwrite 
Profile: DVD-RAM 
Profile: DVD-R sequential recording 
Profile: DVD-ROM 
Profile: CD-RW 
Profile: CD-R 
Profile: CD-ROM 
Profile: Removable Disk 
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc-3 DVD+RW driver (mmc_dvdplusrw).
Driver flags   : NO-CD DVD MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE 
Supported modes: PACKET SAO LAYER_JUMP
Drive buf size : 1409024 = 1376 KB
Current Secsize: 2048
book type:   DVD+RW, Version (9.2)
disc size:   120mm (0)
maximum rate:Not specified (15)
number of layers:1
track path:  Parallel Track Path (0)
layer type:  illegal layer type (4)
linear density:  0.267 µm/bit (0)
track density:   0.74 µm/track (0)
phys start:  196608 (0x3) 
phys end:2491711
end layer 0: 0
bca: 0
phys size:...2295104
Manufacturer:'MKM'
Media type:  'A02'
Category/Version92
Disk size   0F
Disk structure  04
Recoding density00
Manufacturer:   'MKM'
Media type: 'A02'
Product revision0
ADIP numbytes   57
Reference speed 35
Max speed   0
rzone size: 40
rzone number:   1
border number:  1
ljrs:   0
track mode: 4 copy: 0
damage: 0
reserved track: 0 blank: 1 incremental: 0 fp: 0
data mode:  1
lra valid:  0
nwa valid:  1
rzone start:0
next wr addr:   0
free blocks:2295104
blocking factor:16
rzone size: 2295104
last recorded addr: 0
read compat lba:265696

Capacity  Blklen/Sparesz.  Format-type  Type
 2295104 2048 0x00  Unformated or Blank Media
 22951040 0x26  Reserved (0)
Mounted media class:  DVD
Mounted media type:   DVD+RW
Disk Is erasable
data type:standard
disk status:  empty
session status:   empty
BG format status: none
first track:  1
number of sessions:   1
first track in last sess: 1
last track in last sess:  1
Disk Is unrestricted
Disk type: DVD, HD-DVD or BD

Track  Sess Type   Start Addr End Addr   Size
==
1 1 Blank  0  22951032295104 -1

Next writable address:  0
Remaining writable size:2295104




==
cdrecord dev=3,0,0 -data -v driveropts=burnfree -sao test123.iso
==
scsidev: '3,0,0'
scsibus: 3 target: 0 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.25
SCSI buffer size: 64512
Cdrecord-ProDVD-ProBD-Clone 2.01.01a55 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 
1995-2008 Jörg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
Using libscg version 'schily-0.9'.
Driveropts: 'burnfree'
atapi: 1
Device type: Removable CD-ROM
Version: 2
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   : 
Vendor_info: 'TSSTcorp'
Identifikation : 'CDDVDW SE-S224Q '
Revision   : 'TS01'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM.
Current: DVD+RW
Profile: DVD-R/DL sequential recording 
Profile: DVD-R/DL layer jump recording 
Profile: DVD+R/DL 
Profile: DVD+R 
Profile: DVD+RW (current)
Profile: DVD-RW sequential recording 
Profile: DVD-RW restricted overwrite 
Profile: DVD-RAM 
Profile: DVD-R sequential recording 
Profile: DVD-ROM 
Profile: CD-RW 
Profile: CD-R 
Profile: CD-ROM 
Profile: Removable Disk 
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc-3 DVD+RW driver (mmc_dvdplusrw).
Driver flags   : NO-CD DVD MMC-3 

Thoughts on writing CD from stdin

2009-01-12 Thread Bill Davidsen
Is there a way to burn data from a program to a CD without knowing in 
advance how much data will be written? I have solutions for DVD, don't 
have a good one for CD. I don't obviously see why CD burning requires 
the size in advance, but cdrecord and similar seem to want it.


What would be useful is [application]-[burning_software]-media without 
buffering.


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 Woe unto the statesman who makes war without a reason that will still
 be valid when the war is over... Otto von Bismark 




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