Sudden problem with appending files to DVD

"Dr. Muhammad Masroor Ali" <[email protected]> Fri, 9 Nov 2007 21:00:19 +0600
Newsgroups	gmane.comp.kde.k3b
Message-ID	<[email protected]>
Dear All,
I have using these two (identical) DVDs for incremental backup of my 
computer. I have appended files to these almost ten times.

Recently, I find that I can not append files any more. k3b simply says, write 
failed. 

Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Here is debugging output, which says wrong medium type.

System
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K3b Version: 1.0.3

KDE Version: 3.5.6-9.fc7 Fedora
QT Version:  3.3.8
Kernel:      2.6.21-1.3194.fc7
Devices
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TSSTcorp DVD-ROM TS-H352C DE02 (/dev/scd0, ) [CD-ROM, DVD-ROM] [DVD-ROM, CD-
ROM] [None]

_NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A 1.05 (/dev/scd1, ) [CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, 
DVD-RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL] [DVD-ROM, DVD-R Sequential, DVD-R 
Dual Layer Sequential, DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, 
DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Dual Layer, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW] [SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/
R96P, SAO/R96R, RAW/R16, RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R, Restricted Overwrite]
Burned media
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DVD-RW Sequential

K3bIsoImager
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mkisofs print size result: 18354 (37588992 bytes)
Pipe throughput: 37588992 bytes read, 37588992 bytes written.

Used versions
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mkisofs: 1.1.2
growisofs: 7.0

growisofs
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Executing 'builtin_dd if=/dev/fd/0 of=/dev/scd1 obs=32k seek=30879'
/dev/scd1: "Current Write Speed" is 1.0x1352KBps.
:-[ WRITE@LBA=789f0h failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=05h]: Wrong medium type
:-( write failed: Wrong medium type

growisofs command:
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/usr/bin/growisofs -C 464592,494064 -M /dev/scd1=/dev/fd/0 -use-the-force-
luke=notray -use-the-force-luke=tty -use-the-force-luke=tracksize:18354 -
speed=2.4 -use-the-force-luke=bufsize:32m 

mkisofs
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Rock Ridge signatures found
Rock Ridge signatures found
18354
I: -input-charset not specified, using utf-8 (detected in locale settings)
Rock Ridge signatures found
Using MASROORHOMEDELL_10000000A.CHECK;1 for  /MasroorHomeDell.100000001.check 
(MasroorHomeDell.1000000013.check)
Using MASROORHOMEDELL_10000000B.CHECK;1 for  /
MasroorHomeDell.1000000013.check (MasroorHomeDell.1000000012.check)
Using MASROORHOMEDELL_10000000C.CHECK;1 for  /
MasroorHomeDell.1000000012.check (MasroorHomeDell.1000000011.check)
 96.51% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:49 2007
 96.60% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:49 2007
 96.70% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:49 2007
 96.80% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:49 2007
 96.89% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:49 2007
 96.99% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:49 2007
 97.09% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:49 2007
 97.19% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:49 2007
 97.29% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:49 2007
 97.38% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 97.48% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 97.58% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 97.68% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 97.77% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 97.87% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 97.97% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 98.07% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 98.16% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 98.26% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 98.36% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 98.46% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 98.55% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 98.65% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 98.75% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 98.85% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 98.94% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 99.04% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 99.14% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 99.24% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 99.33% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 99.43% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 99.53% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 99.63% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 99.72% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 99.82% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
 99.92% done, estimate finish Fri Nov  9 20:34:50 2007
Total translation table size: 0
Total rockridge attributes bytes: 10511
Total directory bytes: 18070
Path table size(bytes): 10
Max brk space used 1c000
512418 extents written (1000 MB)

mkisofs calculate size command:
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/usr/bin/genisoimage -cdrecord-params 464592,494064 -prev-session /dev/scd1 -
gui -graft-points -print-size -quiet -volid Masroor Backup 1 -volset  -appid 
K3B THE CD KREATOR (C) 1998-2006 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -publisher  
-preparer  -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort /tmp/kde-masroor/
k3bwDbysb.tmp -rational-rock -hide-list /tmp/kde-masroor/k3bOYkt5b.tmp -
joliet -joliet-long -hide-joliet-list /tmp/kde-masroor/k3bRagnka.tmp -no-
cache-inodes -full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -path-list /tmp/kde-masroor/
k3bte4Yzb.tmp 

mkisofs command:
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/usr/bin/genisoimage -cdrecord-params 464592,494064 -prev-session /dev/scd1 -
gui -graft-points -volid Masroor Backup 1 -volset  -appid K3B THE CD KREATOR 
(C) 1998-2006 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -publisher  -preparer  -sysid 
LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort /tmp/kde-masroor/k3bMX77oc.tmp -
rational-rock -hide-list /tmp/kde-masroor/k3bdjbVIa.tmp -joliet -joliet-long -
hide-joliet-list /tmp/kde-masroor/k3bVrDujc.tmp -no-cache-inodes -full-
iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -path-list /tmp/kde-masroor/k3bYapDBa.tmp 


Dr. Muhammad Masroor Ali
Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

Phone: 880 2 966 5650 (PABX)
FAX: 880 2 966 5612


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