> > And there is another thing to check. If you run 2.4.x kernel, then you > > should know that there is a kernel bug, which discards timeouts passed > > by growisofs and sets default of 30 seconds on all commands. Meaning > > that whenever your unit requires more that 30 seconds to perform OPC, > > then you're in trouble. In order to tell if you suffer from this, > > examine your log, /var/log/messages. Did it log anything by the time > > growisofs failed? A. > > Aha?! It actually is a 2.4.22 and it spills out (for the "known DVD-R > case"): > > Nov 4 13:22:07 sol kernel: sr0: CDROM (ioctl) error, command: 0x54 01 > 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > Nov 4 13:22:07 sol kernel: Current sr00:00: sns = 70 3 > Nov 4 13:22:07 sol kernel: ASC=73 ASCQ= 3 > Nov 4 13:22:07 sol kernel: Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 > 0x00 0x00 0x0a 0x00 0x00 0x00 > 0x00 0x73 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
This is not a timeout, therefore you don't suffer from that kernel deficiency. This means that you can concentrate on your unit firmware and not Linux kernel. A. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
