more info... I ran dvd+rw-mediainfo on another disc from the spindle and from the disc I described in the original post:
virgin dvd-rw: ------------------ snip snip --------------------------------------------------- sh-2.05b# dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/cdrom INQUIRY: [SONY ][DVD RW DRU-510A ][1.0d] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 14h, DVD-RW Sequential READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0eh]: MediaID: PRINCO Current Write Speed: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s Write Speed #0: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s Write Speed #1: 1.0x1385=1385KB/s READ DVD STRUCTURE[#10h]: Media Book Type: 25h, DVD-R book [revision 5] Legacy lead-out at: 2298481*2KB=4707289088 READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: Media Book Type: 25h, DVD-R book [revision 5] Last border-out at: 0*2KB=0 READ DISC INFORMATION: Disc status: blank Number of Sessions: 1 State of Last Session: empty Number of Tracks: 1 READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]: Track State: blank Track Start Address: 0*2KB Next Writable Address: 0*2KB Free Blocks: 2298496*2KB Track Size: 2298496*2KB recalcitrant dvd-rw: ------------------ snip snip -------------------------------------------------- sh-2.05b# dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/cdrom INQUIRY: [SONY ][DVD RW DRU-510A ][1.0d] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 14h, DVD-RW Sequential READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0eh]: MediaID: PRINCO Current Write Speed: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s Write Speed #0: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s Write Speed #1: 1.0x1385=1385KB/s READ DVD STRUCTURE[#10h]: Media Book Type: 25h, DVD-R book [revision 5] Legacy lead-out at: 2298481*2KB=4707289088 READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: Media Book Type: 25h, DVD-R book [revision 5] Last border-out at: 2298481*2KB=4707289088 READ DISC INFORMATION: Disc status: blank Number of Sessions: 1 State of Last Session: empty Number of Tracks: 1 - [unable to READ TRACK INFORMATION(35700)]: Input/output error sh-2.05b# -------------------------------------------------------------------------- just to recap the dodgy disc was written to once with cdrecord-dvdpro as a test, I then blanked the disc, and tried to re-record an image onto the disc, any other suggestions? TIA D. --- Pav Lucistnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > V po, 02. 02. 2004 v 03:06, domiel forty-two p��e: > > > I have a Sony DRU-510A and am having problems writing to a DVD-RW. > > > > I just purchased a new spindle of blank rw's and wrote a test image to one > of > > the discs, I then blanked the disc so I could write a "real" image, however > > when I did this I recieved an error (see following). > > > > Any thoughts on how to revive the disc? > > This is the output when trying to write on a full (written) -RW disc. > Just blank it first ;) > > cdrecord-ProDVD -v dev=1,0,0 blank=fast > > don't work? It does here (same unit/software). > > > WARNING: Phys disk size 2298481 differs from rzone size 0! Prerecorded > disk? > > WARNING: Phys start: 196608 Phys end 2495088 > > cdrecord-ProDVD: Data will not fit on any disk. > > cdrecord-ProDVD: Cannot write CD's >= 100 minutes. > > -- > Pav Lucistnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sun couldn't care less about Linux other than it now being necessary > in order to be buzzword compliant. > -- Al Dente http://greetings.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Greetings Send your love online with Yahoo! Greetings - FREE!

