On Wed, 2004-11-17 at 11:58 +1000, david walcroft wrote: > Kevin Freeman wrote: > >What is the output of dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc ? Maybe the media is > >bad. > > > >Kevin Freeman > Kevin > Output > > [david@reddwarf ~]$ sudo dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc > INQUIRY: [PIONEER ][DVD-RW DVR-108 ][1.06] > GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: > :-( no media mounted, exiting... > > [david@reddwarf ~]$ sudo mount /media/cdrecorder > /dev/hdc: Input/output error > mount: /dev/hdc: can't read superblock > > ran your request first with the DVD+RW that I'm trying to blank > (FC3 t3) when I burnt it the md5sum was good but didn't test with > media check as I got FC3 and used that. > > Thanks david I get the same output on my machine when I insert a DVD+RW that did not burn properly: # dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdg INQUIRY: [_NEC ][DVD_RW ND-2500A ][2.36] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: :-( no media mounted, exiting... When I insert this DVD, the drive churns for several seconds before deciding that the disc is unreadable. I keep the disc around in the hope that I will run across a burner some time that will "fix" it. I do not know of a command that will perform the equivalent of "format this DVD+RW, even though you (the drive) think no DVD+RW is loaded." I tried several tools on Windowx XP and none of them could bring the disc back to life, either. Kevin Freeman
