dvd+rw-format does not complete formatting

[Charles Curley]

On Sun, Aug 28, 2005 at 10:52:49AM +0100, Paul Smith wrote:
> Dear All
> 
> I am trying to format a dvd+rw with the command
> 
> dvd+rw-format -force /dev/cdrom
> 
> but the result is
> 
> $ dvd+rw-format -force /dev/cdrom
> * DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by <appro at fy.chalmers.se>, version 4.10.
> * 4.7GB DVD+RW media detected.
> * formatting 0.4-/
> $
> 
> It seems that the formatting process is not completed. Any ideas?

DVD+RW does not require that the whole disc be formatted in one swell
foop. It formats a small portion to start, and incrementally
thereafter as you send data to the drive. I don't know offhand what
the minimum is, but I suspect you'll find it on the program author's
web page, at http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/. So you may be
fine; try writing some data to the disc and see what you get.

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