The Linux eternal problem with reading CD/DVDs...

[Paul Smith]

On 7/20/06, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel at infinity-ltd.com> wrote:
> > I have similar problems with reading the same media on MS Windows.
> > Then, the problem has to be with that particular media and not with
> > Linux. It is a new media and I am surprising why it so suddenly ceased
> > to work fine. Maybe NeroLinux recorded it using a higher speed than
> > the recommended one.... well, I do not know. I am now using a
> > different media with the same material recorded and it works with no
> > problem.
> >
> I have found some media that will not burn at its rated speed in
> some burners. The funny part is that the same media may burn fine in
>  another burner. I also find that if I want to be sure of being able
> to read the burned media in a different drive, that it is better to
> burn CDs are 16x, and DVDs at 4x. When it comes to rewritable CDs,
> there are 2 types. One is good from 1x to 4x and the other from 4x
> up. Most drives that will write rewritable CDs will only do one or
> the other, not both. Drives rated for only the 1x to 4x rewritable
> CDs do not normally handle the 4x+ CDs, even at the 4x speed.

Thanks, Mikkel. I was not aware of the fact that recording speed may
cause problems. I noticed that Nero Linux by default records at a
higher speed than growisofs. Maybe it is safer to use only growisofs
and leave NeroLinux, as I have never had any problem with media
recorded with growisofs.

Paul