OK, Let me start from the beginning! I used -dvd-video in every test. verbatim dvd-r 2x growisofs 5.16:
:-! "COMMAND SEQUENCE ERROR" @LBA 0h. Is media being read? :-! the LUN appears to be stuck at 0h, retrying in 5 secs... (I don't use automounter and similar stuff.) same disc with same command line with growisofs 5.13, burning process went successfully; mediainfo: INQUIRY: [DVDRW ][IDE1004 ][0045] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 11h, DVD-R Sequential Media ID: CMC MAG. Current Write Speed: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s Write Speed #0: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s Write Speed #1: 1.0x1385=1385KB/s GET PERFORMANCE: Speed Descriptor#0: 00/2275967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] READ DVD STRUCTURE[#10h]: Media Book Type: 25h, DVD-R book [revision 5] Legacy lead-out at: 2298496*2KB=4707319808 READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: Media Book Type: 25h, DVD-R book [revision 5] Last border-out at: 2275968*2KB=4661182464 READ DISC INFORMATION: Disc status: appendable Number of Sessions: 2 State of Last Session: incomplete "Next" Track: 0 Number of Tracks: 2 READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]: Track State: complete incremental Track Start Address: 0*2KB Free Blocks: 0*2KB Track Size: 2275968*2KB Last Recorded Address: 2275967*2KB READ TRACK INFORMATION[#2]: Track State: invisible incremental Track Start Address: 2275984*2KB Next Writable Address: 2275984*2KB Free Blocks: 21904*2KB Track Size: 21904*2KB FABRICATED TOC: Track#1 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Track#AA : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Multi-session Info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] That was my last 2x verbatim so I can't reproduce the failure with 5.16! I have 3 2x verbatim burned with growisofs 5.13 with -dvd-video with similar mediainfo results: why are they appendable? verbatim dvd-r 4x growisofs 5.16, same command line, burning process went successfully; mediainfo: INQUIRY: [DVDRW ][IDE1004 ][0045] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 11h, DVD-R Sequential Media ID: MCC 01RG20 Current Write Speed: 4.0x1385=5540KB/s Write Speed #0: 4.0x1385=5540KB/s Write Speed #1: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s GET PERFORMANCE: Speed Descriptor#0: 00/2163167 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] READ DVD STRUCTURE[#10h]: Media Book Type: 25h, DVD-R book [revision 5] Legacy lead-out at: 2298496*2KB=4707319808 READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: Media Book Type: 25h, DVD-R book [revision 5] Last border-out at: 2163168*2KB=4430168064 READ DISC INFORMATION: Disc status: complete Number of Sessions: 1 State of Last Session: complete Number of Tracks: 1 READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]: Track State: complete incremental Track Start Address: 0*2KB Free Blocks: 0*2KB Track Size: 2163168*2KB Last Recorded Address: 2163167*2KB FABRICATED TOC: Track#1 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Track#AA : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Multi-session Info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is coherent with the -dvd-video option. Is this a firmware problem? Bad media? What do you think? Sorry for wasting your time, torshind

