Re: occasional problem formatting/rewriting DVD+RW disk with Sony DRU530A burner.
I have 2 DVD burners on the same machine, the SONY DRU530A (primary) and the SONY 510A (slave). I have no problem burning DVD+R and DVD+RW using DRU510A. I have occasional problem formatting and rewriting data (use -Z option) on DVD+RW disks using the DRU530A. The problem only happens with the DVD+RW disks. I have no problem formatting a virgin DVD+RW disk the first time using DRU530A. The problem occurs when rewriting data (or ISO image) the second time or after with different size of data from the previous one. ^ You mean larger, right? If yes, then transparent resuming of background formatting is likely to be broken. Note that transparent resuming of background formatting is a firmware procedure. The message on the terminal shows that it keeps the 0% (data written) for a while and frozen at the step of de-icing Exact output from growisofs is always preferred. I mean for example here I'm uncertain if step of de-icing refers to stopping de-icing at the end. Must be, but point is that I don't want spill time wondering and assuming:-) (I have to turn off PC machine and reboot after). Does it mean that OS stops responding/locks up and computer is rendered useless or does it mean that it works, but the only way to get rid of hanging growisofs is to cycle power? If latter for how long did you left it running? How large are recordings? It also fails to reformat the disk when this problem occurs. However, I can reformat the same disk using the SONY DRU510A. In either case it smells very much like 530 firmware deficiency... Check for firmware update... Then see if -dvd-compat option makes it work reliably (it might *mitigate* the impact from bug in transparent resuming of background formatting, if any that is). I notice that the 2 machine firmware format the DVD+RW disks differently. The DRU530A formats very fast. I don't even see the % of disk formatted. When I check (run dv+rw-format without the -force option), the DRU530A only format a disk to 0.1% of capacity while the DRU510A formats to 11% of disk capacity. Any idea about this problem? It's not necessarily a problem. 0.1% is most likely lowest value ever observed, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's wrong. Formally initial format procedure doesn't have to touch the data area. It does it to provide some limited DVD-ROM compatibility, but it's not necessary for recording per se. A. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: occasional problem formatting/rewriting DVD+RW disk with Sony DRU530A burner.
Then see if -dvd-compat option makes it work reliably (it might *mitigate* the impact from bug in transparent resuming of background formatting, if any that is). Just one little detail. You need 5.17 for the above, because versions prior 5.15 don't implement explicit background formatting resume. A. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
occasional problem formatting/rewriting DVD+RW disk with Sony DRU530A burner.
I have 2 DVD burners on the same machine, the SONY DRU530A (primary) and the SONY 510A (slave). I have no problem burning DVD+R and DVD+RW using DRU510A. I have occasional problem formatting and rewriting data (use -Z option) on DVD+RW disks using the DRU530A. The problem only happens with the DVD+RW disks. I have no problem formatting a virgin DVD+RW disk the first time using DRU530A. The problem occurs when rewriting data (or ISO image) the second time or after with different size of data from the previous one. The message on the terminal shows that it keeps the 0% (data written) for a while and frozen at the step of de-icing (I have to turn off PC machine and reboot after). It also fails to reformat the disk when this problem occurs. However, I can reformat the same disk using the SONY DRU510A. I notice that the 2 machine firmware format the DVD+RW disks differently. The DRU530A formats very fast. I don't even see the % of disk formatted. When I check (run dv+rw-format without the -force option), the DRU530A only format a disk to 0.1% of capacity while the DRU510A formats to 11% of disk capacity. Any idea about this problem? Thanks Steven D. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
occasional problem formatting/rewriting DVD+RW disk with Sony DRU530A burner.
I have 2 DVD burners on the same machine, the SONY DRU530A (primary) and the SONY 510A (slave). I have no problem burning DVD+R and DVD+RW using DRU510A. I have occasional problem formatting and rewriting data (use -Z option) on DVD+RW disks using the DRU530A. The problem only happens with the DVD+RW disks. I have no problem formatting a virgin DVD+RW disk the first time using DRU530A. The problem occurs when rewriting data (or ISO image) the second time or after with different size of data from the previous one. The message on the terminal shows that it keeps the 0% (data written) for a while and frozen at the step of de-icing (I have to turn off PC machine and reboot after). It also fails to reformat the disk when this problem occurs. However, I can reformat the same disk using the SONY DRU510A. I notice that the 2 machine firmware format the DVD+RW disks differently. The DRU530A formats very fast. I don't even see the % of disk formatted. When I check (run dv+rw-format without the -force option), the DRU530A only format a disk to 0.1% of capacity while the DRU510A formats to 11% of disk capacity. Any idea about this problem? Thanks Steven D.
