updated to latest firmware and used the media that came with the drive and it burned fine. Now I guess I just have to find media the drive likes. rather dissapointing in that its a plextor, I'd expect it to burn to anything, but at least now I know it works!
thanks, Steve On Saturday 17 September 2005 10:01, Rob Bogus wrote: > Steve Adeff wrote: > >Robert, > > > >with the media that previously failed to write: > ># dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd1 > >INQUIRY: [PLEXTOR ][DVDR PX-716A ][1.06] > >GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: > > Mounted Media: 1Bh, DVD+R > > Media ID: CMC MAG/E01 > > Current Write Speed: 8.0x1385=11080KB/s > > Write Speed #0: 8.0x1385=11080KB/s > > Write Speed #1: 6.0x1385=8310KB/s > > Write Speed #2: 4.0x1385=5540KB/s > >GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE: > > Write Performance: 6.0x1385=8310KB/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -> > > 8.0x1385=11080KB/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Speed Descriptor#0: 02/2295104 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s Speed Descriptor#1: 02/2295104 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s Speed Descriptor#2: > > 02/2295104 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s READ DVD > > STRUCTURE[#0h]: > > Media Book Type: A1h, DVD+R book [revision 1] > > Legacy lead-out at: 2295104*2KB=4700372992 > >READ DISC INFORMATION: > > Disc status: appendable > > Number of Sessions: 1 > > State of Last Session: incomplete > > "Next" Track: 1 > > Number of Tracks: 1 > >READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]: > > Track State: blank > > Track Start Address: 0*2KB > > Next Writable Address: 0*2KB > > Free Blocks: 2295104*2KB > > Track Size: 2295104*2KB > >FABRICATED TOC: > > Track#1 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Track#AA : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Multi-session Info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >READ CAPACITY: 1*2048=2048 > > > >is there a way to disable the drive from doing any media check and just > >writing? > > No, because the drive hardware needs to be tuned by the firmware to > produce correct results. But looking at the output, you also support 6x > writing in your drive. I would try writing this media at 6x, since it's > a supported speed. That's about the upper end of how fast you write a CD > at 48x, as a data point. > > It may be that the firmware indicates it can operate at 8x, but can't, > at least with this media. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
