On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 11:33:42 +0100 Eduard Bloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > This used to work in the not-so-distant past on exactly the same > > hardware: Thinkpad a21m with the following DVD writer: hdd: ATAPI > > 24X DVD-ROM DVD-R-RAM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache > > "not so distant past" does not mean anything. The laser can be worn > out, mechanics become dusty, etc.pp. Yes, I do eventually plan on trying a little disassembly followed by swabbing with alcohol anything that looks like a lens. I doubt the laser is worn-out, I haven't used the thing that much. > Stupid question: a BenQ device, DW1640? Becuse my BenQ is dieing with > similar symptoms, first it began not to detect disks, then it started > writting incorrectly (missing tracks visible with eyes on the > surface), now it seems to burn again but with such OPC errors and > some side effects. Mine: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-815A Nothing gradual about the process, either, one day it did burns reliably and the next time I tried, nada. I burn CDs very rarely though, and have no idea how much time had passed. > > Tried several different CD-R's from two different manufacturers. > > > > # /usr/bin/cdrecord.mmap -v gracetime=2 dev=/dev/hdd speed=4 -dao > > driveropts=burnfree -eject -data > > /scratch/download/kubuntu-6.06-desktop-i386.iso > > Clear thing, it resists to assist you on replacing the True Debian ;-) Burning for a Linux-newbie friend, honest! :-) I've got five old Thinkpads all running Etch. I try to avoid derivatives. > Yes, your recorder does not want to do OPC anymore. Can be a media > problem, or a hardware problem. Or both. Try adding "-force" but > expect reduced burning quality or reduced speed, or both. I just tried "-force" as follows: /usr/bin/X11/wodim -v -force gracetime=2 dev=/dev/hdd speed=2 -dao driveropts=burnfree -eject -data /scratch/download/kubuntu-6.06-desktop-i386.iso Still fails: TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM scsidev: '/dev/hdd' devname: '/dev/hdd' scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2 Error trying to open /dev/hdd exclusively (Device or resource busy)... retrying in 1 second. Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27 Warning: Cannot gain SYS_RAWIO capability: Operation not permitted Possible reason: wodim not installed SUID root. Driveropts: 'burnfree' SCSI buffer size: 64512 atapi: 1 Device type : Removable CD-ROM Version : 0 Response Format: 2 Capabilities : Vendor_info : 'MATSHITA' Identification : 'DVD-RAM UJ-815A ' Revision : 'DZJ1' Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW. Current: 0x0009 Profile: 0x0012 Profile: 0x0013 Profile: 0x0014 Profile: 0x0011 Profile: 0x0010 Profile: 0x000A Profile: 0x0009 (current) Profile: 0x0008 Profile: 0x0002 Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr). Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO Drive buf size : 1343488 = 1312 KB Beginning DMA speed test. Set CDR_NODMATEST environment variable if device communication breaks or freezes immediately after that. FIFO size : 4194304 = 4096 KB Track 01: data 696 MB Total size: 800 MB (79:17.42) = 356807 sectors Lout start: 800 MB (79:19/32) = 356807 sectors Current Secsize: 2048 ATIP info from disk: Indicated writing power: 5 Is not unrestricted Is not erasable Disk sub type: Medium Type B, low Beta category (B-) (4) ATIP start of lead in: -11607 (97:27/18) ATIP start of lead out: 359849 (79:59/74) Disk type: Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar) Manuf. index: 18 Manufacturer: Plasmon Data systems Ltd. Blocks total: 359849 Blocks current: 359849 Blocks remaining: 3042 Error: Cannot gain SYS_RAWIO capability, is wodim installed SUID root? Reason: Operation not permitted Speed set to 706 KB/s Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 4.0 in real force SAO mode for single session. Last chance to quit, starting real write 0 seconds. Operation starts. Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready. Performing OPC... /usr/bin/X11/wodim: Success. send opc: scsi sendcmd: no error CDB: 54 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION) Sense Bytes: 70 00 03 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 15 12 73 03 00 00 Sense Key: 0x3 Medium Error, Segment 0 Sense Code: 0x73 Qual 0x03 (power calibration area error) Fru 0x0 Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid) cmd finished after 17.528s timeout 200s /usr/bin/X11/wodim: OPC failed. Sending CUE sheet... /usr/bin/X11/wodim: WARNING: Drive returns wrong startsec (0) using -150 Writing pregap for track 1 at -150 /usr/bin/X11/wodim: Success. write_g1: scsi sendcmd: no error CDB: 2A 00 FF FF FF 6A 00 00 1F 00 status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION) Sense Bytes: 70 00 03 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 15 12 73 03 00 00 Sense Key: 0x3 Medium Error, Segment 0 Sense Code: 0x73 Qual 0x03 (power calibration area error) Fru 0x0 Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid) resid: 63488 cmd finished after 0.003s timeout 200s write track pad data: error after 0 bytes BFree: 1312 K BSize: 1312 K Starting new track at sector: 0 Track 01: 0 of 696 MB written./usr/bin/X11/wodim: Success. write_g1: scsi sendcmd: no error CDB: 2A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1F 00 status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION) Sense Bytes: 70 00 03 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 15 12 73 03 00 00 Sense Key: 0x3 Medium Error, Segment 0 Sense Code: 0x73 Qual 0x03 (power calibration area error) Fru 0x0 Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid) resid: 63488 cmd finished after 0.003s timeout 200s write track data: error after 0 bytes /usr/bin/X11/wodim: A write error occured. /usr/bin/X11/wodim: Please properly read the error message above. Writing time: 22.563s Average write speed 949.0x. Fixating... Fixating time: 0.001s BURN-Free was never needed. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
