Alessio Sangalli wrote:
Hi. I got yesterday a brand-new Pioneer DVR-105 and I'm trying to test it.
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Using libscg version 'schily-0.5' scsibus0: 0,0,0 0) 'PIONEER ' 'DVD-RW DVR-105 ' '1.00' Removable CD-ROM 0,1,0 1) * 0,2,0 2) * 0,3,0 3) * 0,4,0 4) * 0,5,0 5) * 0,6,0 6) * 0,7,0 7) * Let's arrive to the problem: when I try to write something on my DVD-RW disc, which is a "PRINCO DVD-RW ver. 1.1": # dvdrecord -vv -dao dev=0,0,0 speed=1 /home/monika/monika.iso dvdrtools - based on: Cdrecord 1.11a15 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2001 Jörg Schilling TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM scsidev: '0,0,0' scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0 Linux sg driver version: 3.1.24 Using libscg version 'schily-0.5' Using libscg transport code version 'schily-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.69' atapi: 1 Device type : Removable CD-ROM Version : 0 Response Format: 2 Capabilities : Vendor_info : 'PIONEER ' Identifikation : 'DVD-RW DVR-105 ' Revision : '1.00' Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD. Using generic SCSI-3/mmc DVD-R(W) driver (mmc_mdvd). Driver flags : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE Supported modes: PACKET SAO Drive buf size : 1605632 = 1568 KB FIFO size : 4194304 = 4096 KB Track 01: data 1385 MB track: 1 start: 0 pregap: 150 Total size: 1591 MB (157:38.77) = 709408 sectors Lout start: 1591 MB (157:40/58) = 709408 sectors 41 00 00 14 00 00 00 00 41 01 00 10 00 00 00 00 41 01 01 10 00 00 02 00 41 AA 01 14 00 9D 28 3A Track 1 start 0 Track 2 start 709408 41 00 A0 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 41 00 A1 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 41 00 A2 00 00 00 00 F7 40 58 00 00 41 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 Current Secsize: 2048 ATIP start of lead in: -150 (00:00/00) Disk type: unknown Manuf. index: -1
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Manufacturer: unknown (not in table) dvdrecord: Cannot get disk type.
It looks as if you have been caught by Pioneer or rather the manufacturers' of expensive media :-(
From what one gathers, the firmware in the 105 and also the latest updates for the 104 (don't upgrade beyond 1.32, 104 and A04 owners), are designed to refuse to write on cheap media even when it gives perfect results.
Which means that we have stop buying Pioneer drives until they change this policy. I was just about to order a 105 drive, but happened across these articles:
http://www.dvd-recordable.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=41
http://www.dvd-recordable.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=189
http://www.dvd-recordable.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=161
So it looks as if the Sony-DRU500 is the only sane choice of drive, but it is supported yet by dvdtools?
ael
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