DVD Writing Issue

[Usman S. Ansari]

gary wrote:

>On Sun, 2006-04-02 at 17:47 -0800, Kam Leo wrote:
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>>On 4/2/06, gary <garys at mtaonline.net> wrote:
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>>>On Sun, 2006-04-02 at 15:47 -0700, Usman S. Ansari wrote:
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>>>>gary wrote:
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>>>>>On Sat, 2006-04-01 at 23:38 -0800, Usman S. Ansari wrote:
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>>>>>>I have FC4 on my system and downloaded DVD image for FC5. Also bouth DVD
>>>>>>writer. Writer is identified as
>>>>>>
>>>>>>MATSHITADVD-RAM SW-9585, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Tried to write to DVD using following command and got following errors
>>>>>>
>>>>>>growisofs -Z /dev/dvdwriter=/Big-Disk/images/FC-5-i386-DVD.iso
>>>>>>:-[ READ DISC INFORMATION failed with SK=4h/ASC=08h/ACQ=03h]:
>>>>>>Input/output error
>>>>>>
>>>>>>[root at usman Files]# growisofs -Z /dev/dvdwriter -R -J
>>>>>>/Big-Disk/lots_of_files
>>>>>>:-[ READ DISC INFORMATION failed with SK=4h/ASC=08h/ACQ=03h]:
>>>>>>Input/output error
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I am running 2.6.15-1.1831_FC4 kernel
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>>>>> Is the MATSHITADVD-ROM SW-9585  - not MATSHITADVD-RAM SW-9585 ?
>>>>> So far, it looks to me as though neither registers as a dvdwriter.
>>>>>--gary
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>Are you saying that this is not a Writer, or is not reconigzed as a
>>>>writer by Linux ? (see blow output of cdrecord).
>>>>
>>>>On other hand, if there is a DVD writter which work well with Linux, let
>>>>me know and I can probably exchange for it.
>>>>
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>>>>Note: The author of cdrecord should not be bothered with problems in
>>>>this version.
>>>>scsidev: 'ATA'
>>>>devname: 'ATA'
>>>>scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
>>>>Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
>>>>Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
>>>>cdrecord: Warning: using inofficial libscg transport code version
>>>>(schily - Red Hat-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.83-RH '@(#)scsi-linux-sg.c
>>>>1.83 04/05/20 Copyright 1997 J. Schilling').
>>>>scsibus1:
>>>>        1,0,0   100) 'SONY    ' 'CD-RW CRX1611   ' 'TYS3' Removable CD-ROM
>>>>        1,1,0   101) 'MATSHITA' 'DVD-RAM SW-9585 ' 'B100' Removable CD-ROM
>>>>        1,2,0   102) *
>>>>        1,3,0   103) *
>>>>        1,4,0   104) *
>>>>        1,5,0   105) *
>>>>        1,6,0   106) *
>>>>        1,7,0   107) *
>>>>
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>>>    When I look at the output I see that your Sony will write cds . When
>>>I  look at your Matshita I don't
>>> see write capabilities BUT I've never seen "DVD-RAM" before. If I run
>>>"cdrecord  -scanbus" my HP will
>>>be described as HP dvd-writer. As an end-user, who hasn't used the
>>>command line to write cds since
>>> Redhat 9  I'd suggest that you try k3b or xcdroast - also verify
>>>whether or not the Matshita is indeed a writer.
>>> So far, I'm a fan of HP DVDwriters.       --gary
>>>      
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>>Over the past year a new class of DVD writers, super-multi, have
>>appeared. These drives have the ability to write to DVD-RAM, as well
>>as the other, better known, media. More recent, high-end, drives
>>incorporate of ability of writing to the various media types as well
>>as provide disc labeling (Lightscribe).
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>     Thanks - thats good to know.  --gary 
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Doe this mean that my DVD should work with Linux ? The box says this DVD 
is by Panasonic. what dow following error means

:-[ READ DISC INFORMATION failed with SK=4h/ASC=08h/ACQ=03h]: