> >> Is it a bad media (I don't understand the message)? > >> > >> > > Probably, yes. It could always be a firmware problem or a bug in > > cdrecord, but those are both very unlikely.
Well, SONY units prematurely terminating recording near advertised media capacity with some media brands doesn't come unexpected (it's mentioned on my -RW companion page to dvd+rw-tools) and the problem is believed to be a firmware issue. No, it doesn't exclude the possibility of a media defect on that particular disc (outer edge is most exposed to media defects). My point is that the problem *might* persist over a brand/batch and just picking another disc off the same spindle *might* have failed as well. > although since the time > was zero I wouldn't bet that the media was fixated. Not that everything that follows failing command is actually meaningful, but it's DVD-DAO recording we're talking about. In general DVD-DAO recordings get fixated unconditionally without even asking for it explicitly. I mean by the time you get an opportunity to ask the unit to fixate, the media is fixated *already* and the unit instantly replies "done." A.
