Re: [Graveman-general] DVD Writing

[Jay Graves]

I have the exact same problem.

address@hidden:~/Desktop/dvdrip $ cdrecord -prcap dev=/dev/hdc
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01a38 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004
Joerg Schilling
NOTE: this version of cdrecord is an unofficial (modified) release of cdrecord
      and thus may have bugs that are not present in the original version.
      Please send bug reports and support requests to
<address@hidden>.
      The original author should not be bothered with problems of this version.

cdrecord: Warning: Running on Linux-2.6.10-5-k7-smp
cdrecord: There are unsettled issues with Linux-2.5 and newer.
cdrecord: If you have unexpected problems, please try Linux-2.4 or Solaris.
cdrecord: Operation not permitted. WARNING: Cannot set RR-scheduler
cdrecord: Permission denied. WARNING: Cannot set priority using setpriority().
cdrecord: WARNING: This causes a high risk for buffer underruns.
scsidev: '/dev/hdc'
devname: '/dev/hdc'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Warning: Open by 'devname' is unintentional and not supported.
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
Using libscg version 'ubuntu-0.8ubuntu1'.
cdrecord: Warning: using unofficial version of libscg
(ubuntu-0.8ubuntu1 '@(#)scsitransp.c      1.91 04/06/17 Copyright
1988,1995,2000-2004 J. Schilling').
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 0
Response Format: 1
Vendor_info    : 'PLEXTOR '
Identifikation : 'DVDR   PX-716A  '
Revision       : '1.04'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.

Drive capabilities, per MMC-3 page 2A:

  Does read CD-R media
  Does write CD-R media
  Does read CD-RW media
  Does write CD-RW media
  Does read DVD-ROM media
  Does read DVD-R media
  Does write DVD-R media
  Does not read DVD-RAM media
  Does not write DVD-RAM media
  Does support test writing

  Does read Mode 2 Form 1 blocks
  Does read Mode 2 Form 2 blocks
  Does read digital audio blocks
  Does restart non-streamed digital audio reads accurately
  Does support Buffer-Underrun-Free recording
  Does read multi-session CDs
  Does read fixed-packet CD media using Method 2
  Does not read CD bar code
  Does read R-W subcode information
  Does return R-W subcode de-interleaved and error-corrected
  Does read raw P-W subcode data from lead in
  Does return CD media catalog number
  Does return CD ISRC information
  Does support C2 error pointers
  Does deliver composite A/V data

  Does play audio CDs
  Number of volume control levels: 256
  Does support individual volume control setting for each channel
  Does support independent mute setting for each channel
  Does not support digital output on port 1
  Does not support digital output on port 2

  Loading mechanism type: tray
  Does support ejection of CD via START/STOP command
  Does not lock media on power up via prevent jumper
  Does allow media to be locked in the drive via PREVENT/ALLOW command
  Is not currently in a media-locked state
  Does not support changing side of disk
  Does not have load-empty-slot-in-changer feature
  Does not support Individual Disk Present feature

  Maximum read  speed: 16620 kB/s (CD  94x, DVD 12x)
  Current read  speed: 11080 kB/s (CD  62x, DVD  8x)
  Maximum write speed: 22160 kB/s (CD 125x, DVD 16x)
  Current write speed: 11080 kB/s (CD  62x, DVD  8x)
  Rotational control selected: CLV/PCAV
  Buffer size in KB: 8192
  Copy management revision supported: 0
  Number of supported write speeds: 4
  Write speed # 0: 11080 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  62x, DVD  8x)
  Write speed # 1:  8310 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  47x, DVD  6x)
  Write speed # 2:  5540 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  31x, DVD  4x)
  Write speed # 3:  2770 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  15x, DVD  2x)



address@hidden:~/Desktop/dvdrip $ dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc
INQUIRY:                [PLEXTOR ][DVDR   PX-716A  ][1.04]
GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
 Mounted Media:         11h, DVD-R Sequential
 Current Write Speed:   8.0x1385=11080KB/s
 Write Speed #0:        8.0x1385=11080KB/s
 Write Speed #1:        6.0x1385=8310KB/s
 Write Speed #2:        4.0x1385=5540KB/s
 Write Speed #3:        2.0x1385=2770KB/s
GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE:
 Write Performance:     6.0x1385=8310KB/address@hidden -> 
8.0x1385=11080KB/address@hidden
 Speed Descriptor#0:    02/2298495 address@hidden/s address@hidden/s
 Speed Descriptor#1:    02/2298495 address@hidden/s address@hidden/s
 Speed Descriptor#2:    02/2298495 address@hidden/s address@hidden/s
READ DVD STRUCTURE[#10h]:
 Media Book Type:       25h, DVD-R book [revision 5]
 Legacy lead-out at:    2298496*2KB=4707319808
READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
 Media Book Type:       25h, DVD-R book [revision 5]
 Last border-out at:    2298496*2KB=4707319808
READ DISC INFORMATION:
 Disc status:           blank
 Number of Sessions:    1
 State of Last Session: empty
 Number of Tracks:      1
READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
 Track State:           invisible incremental
 Track Start Address:   0*2KB
 Next Writable Address: 0*2KB
 Free Blocks:           2297888*2KB
 Track Size:            2297888*2KB
READ CAPACITY:          1*2048=2048
-- 
Jay Graves
address@hidden
jay.skabber.com