Sorry, I seemed to have forgotten to include some very important information in the original post.
On Wed, 2004-02-04 at 12:28, Andy Polyakov wrote: > > I have an OptoRite DD0203, and I'm having trouble writing DVD+RWs. > > ... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] dtessier $ growisofs -Z /dev/dvd=/media/pics.iso > > Quoting http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/hcn.html: > > "... Unit [Optorite DD020x] seems to fail to resume DVD+RW background > formatting transparently. Recommendations are: > > - install dvd+rw-tools 5.15.x or later; The version should've been the first piece of information that I provided... I'm running 5.17.4.8.6 > - forget all about dvd+rw-format, growisofs will apply initial > formatting procedure whenever appropriate; I've tried both with and without dvd+rw-format in between attempts. > - stick to growisofs -dvd-compat ...; I've also tried both with and without -dvd-compat > " > > > Everytime I invoke growisofs, it goes through the entire writing > > process, but then it hangs when flushing the cache at the end (before > > closing the track and the session). > > Do you mean it hangs more longer than 10-15 minutes? I once left it while I was watching a movie (over two hours), and I event let it go overnight on another occasion. > > > When this problem occurs, I can no longer open the DVD tray > > until I power-cycle the computer. But once I reboot and popd the DVD+RW > > back in, dvd+rw-mediainfo still shows it as being blank. > > Sticking to -dvd-compat was the only way to produce reliable results. > Reportedly. A. Thanks for the prompt reply. I'll try again, making sure to use -dvd-compat. I'll also try to put in some extra debugging printf's to try and determine exactly where it's hanging, and I'll let you know what I find. Dan
