I get the same thing with the DVD+RW I use. Instead, I just use a command line setup, like so: cdrecord.prodvd dev=ATA:1,1,0 gracetime=2 fs=4096k -v -useinfo speed=4 -ej ect -data /path/to/data.iso In my case, my DVD writer is secondary slave in my IDE setup, so the device is dev=ATA:1,1,0. On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, david walcroft wrote: > Hi, > I use a pioneer DVR 108 dvd burner (dual layer) and I can not blank a > +rw with > xcdroast or cdrecord,as root I get in FC3 xcdroast > > "cdrecord.prodvd: Cannot blank with non Ricoh based drive. > cdrecord.prodvd: Cannot blank disk, aborting. > cdrecord.prodvd: Some drives do not support all blank types. > cdrecord.prodvd: Try again with cdrecord blank=all" > > In # 'cdrecord blank=all' I get > > sg.c 1.83 04/05/20 Copyright 1997 J. Schilling'). > Device type : Removable CD-ROM > Version : 0 > Response Format: 2 > Capabilities : > Vendor_info : 'PIONEER ' > Identifikation : 'DVD-RW DVR-108 ' > Revision : '1.06' > Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW. > cdrecord: Found DVD media: using cdr_mdvd. > Using generic SCSI-3/mmc DVD-R(W) driver (mmc_mdvd). > Driver flags : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE > Supported modes: PACKET SAO > scsi_set_streaming > Speed set to 3324 KB/s > Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 2.0 in real BLANK mode for single > session. > Last chance to quit, starting real write 0 seconds. Operation starts. > cdrecord: OPC failed. > Error: this media does not support blanking, ignoring. > This drive or media does not support the 'BLANK media' command > cdrecord: Cannot blank disk, aborting. > > Looking at that its saying the drive is only a dvd-rw when it is a +rw > having burnt > a FC3-t3 Iso to a +rw. > > Thanks david > > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org To be notified of updates to the web site, visit http://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update, or send a message to: site-update-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with a message of: subscribe