Re: DVD Writing Issue

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On 4/2/06, gary <garys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-04-02 at 15:47 -0700, Usman S. Ansari wrote:
> > gary wrote:
> >
> > >On Sat, 2006-04-01 at 23:38 -0800, Usman S. Ansari wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>I have FC4 on my system and downloaded DVD image for FC5. Also bouth DVD
> > >>writer. Writer is identified as
> > >>
> > >>MATSHITADVD-RAM SW-9585, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
> > >>
> > >>Tried to write to DVD using following command and got following errors
> > >>
> > >>growisofs -Z /dev/dvdwriter=/Big-Disk/images/FC-5-i386-DVD.iso
> > >>:-[ READ DISC INFORMATION failed with SK=4h/ASC=08h/ACQ=03h]:
> > >>Input/output error
> > >>
> > >>[root@usman Files]# growisofs -Z /dev/dvdwriter -R -J
> > >>/Big-Disk/lots_of_files
> > >>:-[ READ DISC INFORMATION failed with SK=4h/ASC=08h/ACQ=03h]:
> > >>Input/output error
> > >>
> > >>I am running 2.6.15-1.1831_FC4 kernel
> > >>
> > >>
> > >  Is the MATSHITADVD-ROM SW-9585  - not MATSHITADVD-RAM SW-9585 ?
> > >  So far, it looks to me as though neither registers as a dvdwriter.
> > >--gary
> > >
> > Are you saying that this is not a Writer, or is not reconigzed as a
> > writer by Linux ? (see blow output of cdrecord).
> >
> > On other hand, if there is a DVD writter which work well with Linux, let
> > me know and I can probably exchange for it.
> >
>
> > Note: The author of cdrecord should not be bothered with problems in
> > this version.
> > scsidev: 'ATA'
> > devname: 'ATA'
> > scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
> > Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
> > Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
> > cdrecord: Warning: using inofficial libscg transport code version
> > (schily - Red Hat-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.83-RH '@(#)scsi-linux-sg.c
> > 1.83 04/05/20 Copyright 1997 J. Schilling').
> > scsibus1:
> >         1,0,0   100) 'SONY    ' 'CD-RW CRX1611   ' 'TYS3' Removable CD-ROM
> >         1,1,0   101) 'MATSHITA' 'DVD-RAM SW-9585 ' 'B100' Removable CD-ROM
> >         1,2,0   102) *
> >         1,3,0   103) *
> >         1,4,0   104) *
> >         1,5,0   105) *
> >         1,6,0   106) *
> >         1,7,0   107) *
> >
>     When I look at the output I see that your Sony will write cds . When
> I  look at your Matshita I don't
>  see write capabilities BUT I've never seen "DVD-RAM" before. If I run
> "cdrecord  -scanbus" my HP will
> be described as HP dvd-writer. As an end-user, who hasn't used the
> command line to write cds since
>  Redhat 9  I'd suggest that you try k3b or xcdroast - also verify
> whether or not the Matshita is indeed a writer.
>  So far, I'm a fan of HP DVDwriters.       --gary

Over the past year a new class of DVD writers, super-multi, have
appeared. These drives have the ability to write to DVD-RAM, as well
as the other, better known, media. More recent, high-end, drives
incorporate of ability of writing to the various media types as well
as provide disc labeling (Lightscribe).


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