It get even worse with DVD-R 8x media: growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvd=file.img Executing 'builtin_dd if=file.img of=/dev/dvd obs=32k seek=0':-[ PERFORM OPC failed with SK=3h/ASC=73h/ACQ=03h]: Input/output error
>$ dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd INQUIRY: [ATAPI ][DVD RW 8XMax ][150D] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 11h, DVD-R Sequential Media ID: FUJIFILM03 :-( reported write performance might be bogus GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE: Write Performance: 8.0x1385=11080KB/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -> 2298464] Speed Descriptor#0: 00/2298464 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s Speed Descriptor#1: 00/2298464 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s Speed Descriptor#2: 00/2298464 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s READ DVD STRUCTURE[#10h]: Media Book Type: 00h, DVD-ROM book [revision 0] Legacy lead-out at: 0*2KB=0 READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: Media Book Type: 00h, DVD-ROM book [revision 0] 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: 2297888*2KB Track Size: 2297888*2KB READ CAPACITY: 1*2048=2048 On Thu, 2005-12-22 at 12:37 +0100, Svante Signell wrote: > Hi, > > I recently purchased a MSI DR8-A2 DVD+-R/RW writer. It writes CD-Rs and > DVD+RW disks properly but not DVD+R! I have not yet tried DVD-R/RW. With > 4x DVD+R media the disks are written up to around 30% at 3.9-4.0x speed. > Then suddenly writing speed goes down to 1.0-3.0x. Similar with 8x > media. The resulting disks are all corrupt :-( Some writings give > correct menus, but the main file is always corrupt. The writer does not > even fully write the disks, the inner part seems to be untouched! > > I have tried many different software to create a DVD-compatible image, > and use growisofs (with many different switches) for writing the DVD+R, > same bad result. I did upgrade the DVD writer firmware from 140D to 150D > using a Windows boot floppy without any improvement. (Upgrading to the > latest version 160D will require moving the DVD writer to a computer > with Windows installed, since that upgrade cannot be run in DOS mode. I > have even tried Wine, but it fails. BTW: Would it work for the DOS > floppy upgrade: DVFLASH 150D_SCR.BIN?) > > Below are outputs from the 4x and 8x disks using dvd+rw-mediainfo > > Please Cc: me, since I'm not subscribed to this list. > > 4x disks: > ========= > dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd > INQUIRY: [ATAPI ][DVD RW 8XMax ][150D] > GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: > Mounted Media: 1Bh, DVD+R > :-( reported write performance might be bogus > GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE: > Write Performance: 1.0x1385=1385KB/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -> 2295103] > Speed Descriptor#0: 00/2295103 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > Speed Descriptor#1: 00/2295103 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > Speed Descriptor#2: 00/2295103 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: > Media Book Type: A1h, DVD+R book [revision 1] > Media ID: RICOHJPN/R01 > Legacy lead-out at: 2295104*2KB=4700372992 > 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: 2295104*2KB > Track Size: 2295104*2KB > READ CAPACITY: 1*2048=2048 > > 8x disks: > ========= > dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd > INQUIRY: [ATAPI ][DVD RW 8XMax ][150D] > GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: > Mounted Media: 1Bh, DVD+R > :-( reported write performance might be bogus > GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE: > Write Performance: 1.0x1385=1385KB/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -> 2295103] > Speed Descriptor#0: 00/2295103 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > Speed Descriptor#1: 00/2295103 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > Speed Descriptor#2: 00/2295103 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: > Media Book Type: A1h, DVD+R book [revision 1] > Media ID: RITEK/R03 > Legacy lead-out at: 2295104*2KB=4700372992 > 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: 2295104*2KB > Track Size: 2295104*2KB > READ CAPACITY: 1*2048=2048 > > Below is the output of the 2.4x DVD+RW media that works: > > dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd > INQUIRY: [ATAPI ][DVD RW 8XMax ][150D] > GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: > Mounted Media: 1Ah, DVD+RW > :-( reported write performance might be bogus > GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE: > Write Performance: 2.4x1385=3324KB/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -> 2295103] > Speed Descriptor#0: 00/2295103 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/s > READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: > Media Book Type: 92h, DVD+RW book [revision 2] > Media ID: RICOHJPN/W01 > Legacy lead-out at: 2295104*2KB=4700372992 > 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 > Free Blocks: 2295104*2KB > Track Size: 2295104*2KB > READ CAPACITY: 1*2048=2048 > -- Svante Signell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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