Re: DVD Writing Issue

[Robin Laing <Robin.Laing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.

I have used LG's in three different computers with no problems.  These 
do DVD-RAM as well.


--
Robin Laing