Re: Hi Speed DVD-RW

Michel Vaillancourt <[email protected]> Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:25:15 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.linux.suse.packet-writing
Organization Wolfstar Systems
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Gustavo Guillermo P=E9rez wrote:
> Hello, a new disk from ri-data (ritek) 6X speed -rw
> fine with dvdrwtools, it does not come in +rw on my store :( anyway I'l=
l try=20
> with an empty loop formated, burning over it.

	Hi, Gustavo!

> --------------log-------------
> tuxmaniaco ~ # dvd+rw-format -f /dev/dvdrw
> * DVD=B1RW/-RAM format utility by <[email protected]>, version 6.1.
> * 4.7GB DVD-RW media in Restricted Overwrite mode detected.
> * formatting 100.0\

	This is correct.

> tuxmaniaco ~ # cdrwtool -q -d /dev/pktcdvd/pktcdvd0
> using device /dev/pktcdvd/pktcdvd0
> open cdrom device: Input/output error

	The "cdrwtool" is just for CD-RWs...  you don't need it for DVD+RW drive=
s.

> tuxmaniaco ~ # dmesg | tail -n 10
> UDF-fs: No partition found (1)
> attempt to access beyond end of device
> hdc: rw=3D0, want=3D68, limit=3D4
> isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=3Dhdc, iso_blknum=3D16, block=3D16
> pktcdvd: writer pktcdvd0 mapped to hdc
> pktcdvd: pkt_get_last_written failed
> pktcdvd: pkt_get_last_written failed
> pktcdvd: pkt_get_last_written failed
> pktcdvd: pkt_get_last_written failed
> pktcdvd: pkt_get_last_written failed
> tuxmaniaco ~ #=20

	... this is because your machine can't actually *find* a CD-RW drive in =
the machine to write to.

> mkudffs --u16 --lvid=3DGUSBKP2006 --fsid=3DGUSBKP2006 --vid=3DGUS2006BK=
P /dev/pktcdvd/pktcdvd0
> trying to change type of multiple extents
> tuxmaniaco ~ # mkudffs --u16 /dev/pktcdvd/pktcdvd0
> trying to change type of multiple extents

	What works for me is:

dvd+rw-format -force /dev/hdc
pktsetup pktcdvd0 /dev/hdc
mkudffs --media-type=3Ddvd --udfrev=3D0x0150 /dev/pktcdvd/pktcdvd0
mount -t udf -o rw,noatime /dev/pktcdvd/pktcdvd0 /media/dvdram/

	'/dev/hdc' is, of course, the location of my DVD+RW drive.  I have that =
in a shell script I run the first time I put a new disk into the drive an=
d it sets everything up just nice.  Best of luck!
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	-- Michel Vaillancourt
	Wolfstar Systems

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