On Sun, 2006-04-02 at 22:12 -0700, Usman S. Ansari wrote: > gary wrote: > > >On Sun, 2006-04-02 at 17:47 -0800, Kam Leo wrote: > > > > > >>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). > >> > >> > >> > > Thanks - thats good to know. --gary > > > > > > > > > Doe this mean that my DVD should work with Linux ? The box says this DVD > is by Panasonic. what dow following error means > > :-[ READ DISC INFORMATION failed with SK=4h/ASC=08h/ACQ=03h]: > > I don't know - see if the following may apply. ----gary https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=143455
