On 25/09/10 00:31, JD wrote: > Have HP DVD/RW (DVD+R) 16X. It is an orange colored back, and the > recording surface is blue. > It was recorded using a windows software. > My DVD-R/W drive is an 8X drive for DVD write, 4x DVD Rewrite, and 24X > for CD. > > Now I tried to erase it: <snip> > wodim: Cannot blank disk, aborting. There are certain windows burning programs that cause the same effect on windows, they basically destroy the disc for rewrites. It may have been burned with one such program, and may be beast suited as a beer mat. I have personal experience of such a program. -- Regards, Frank Murphy UTF_8 Encoded Friend of Fedora -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines