>From: Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>CDrtools 1.11a17
>[root@herakleion zim]# uname -a
>Linux herakleion.purplefrog.com 2.4.7-10 #1 Thu Sep 6 17:27:27 EDT 2001 i686 unknown
>[root@herakleion zim]# cat /etc/redhat-release
>Red Hat Linux release 7.2 (Enigma)
> I'm having poor luck re-writing CD-RWs.
> I almost always get errors when burning to CD-RW media. I can
>rarely record a full image. I have succeeded with fresh (un-recorded)
>CD-RWs, and once with a used CD-RW. Failures happen whether I am
>actively using the machine or not (I can go to bed with an image
>burning, and wake up to a failure message and a disk whose tail end is
>un-readable)
> I have burned two successful CD-Rs, and one coaster.
> Other non-critical problems:
> This is a Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop, and the stinking CD drive is on
>the same IDE controller as the hard drive. While blanking or
>fixating, the machine is unable to access the hard drive, and any
>program which attempts to access the hard drive will freeze until the
>blanking operation is complete. For a blank=all, I have time to go to
>lunch. While recording data, I can read mail, surf and do other
>stuff, though.
> I have not yet attempted a cdrecord from single-user mode (no
>daemons running).
>[root@herakleion zim]# ~thoth/src/cdrtools-1.11/cdrecord/OBJ/i686-linux-cc/cdrecord
>blank=fast dev=0,0,0 speed=0 -v zim2.iso
>Cdrecord 1.11a17 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 J�rg Schilling
>TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
>scsidev: '0,0,0'
>scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0
>Linux sg driver version: 3.1.19
>Using libscg version 'schily-0.6'
>atapi: 1
>Device type : Removable CD-ROM
>Version : 0
>Response Format: 1
>Vendor_info : 'MATSHITA'
>Identifikation : 'UJDA330 '
>Revision : '1.50'
>Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
>Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
>Driver flags : SWABAUDIO
>Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R
>Drive buf size : 1359872 = 1328 KB
>FIFO size : 4194304 = 4096 KB
>Track 01: data 588 MB
>Total size: 675 MB (66:57.73) = 301330 sectors
>Lout start: 676 MB (66:59/55) = 301330 sectors
>Current Secsize: 2048
>ATIP info from disk:
> Indicated writing power: 5
> Reference speed: 2
> Is not unrestricted
> Is erasable
> ATIP start of lead in: -11745 (97:25/30)
> ATIP start of lead out: 359363 (79:53/38)
> speed low: 0 speed high: 4
> power mult factor: 4 6
> recommended erase/write power: 5
> A2 values: 00 00 00
>Disk type: Phase change
>Manuf. index: 40
>Manufacturer: INFODISC Technology Co., Ltd.
>Blocks total: 1166730 Blocks current: 1166730 Blocks remaining: 865400
>Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 2 in write mode for single session.
>Last chance to quit, starting real write in 0 seconds. Operation starts.
>Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
>Performing OPC...
>/home/thoth/src/cdrtools-1.11/cdrecord/OBJ/i686-linux-cc/cdrecord: OPC failed.
>Blanking PMA, TOC, pregap
>Blanking time: 90.729s
>Performing OPC...
>Starting new track at sector: 0
>Track 01: 308 of 588 MB written (fifo 100%)
>2.1x./home/thoth/src/cdrtools-1.11/cdrecord/OBJ/i686-linux-cc/cdrecord: Input/output
>error. write_g1: scsi sendcmd: no error
>CDB: 2A 00 00 02 69 75 00 00 1F 00
>status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
>Sense Bytes: F0 00 03 00 02 89 DE 0C 00 00 00 00 0C 00 00 00
>Sense Key: 0x3 Medium Error, Segment 0
>Sense Code: 0x0C Qual 0x00 (write error) Fru 0x0
>Sense flags: Blk 166366 (valid)
>cmd finished after 0.208s timeout 40s
Try to clean the lens, stop smoking (if you do), use different media
or let the drive be repaired.
J�rg
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