Civileme writes:
> Ummm--don't you have to blank CDRWs before writing to them?
>
> Civileme
>
OK,
Here is the output of trying to blank the CDRW:
[root@chaos Stalag]# cdrecord -v speed=4 dev=0,0 -blank=all
Cdrecord 1.8.1a09 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2000 JTOC
Type: 1 = CD-ROM
scsidev: '0,0'
scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0
Using libscg version 'schily-0.1'
atapi: 1
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 0
Response Format: 1
Vendor_info : 'IDE-CD '
Identifikation : 'R/RW 4x4x24 '
Revision : 'Z023'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags : SWABAUDIO
Drive buf size : 1572864 = 1536 KB
Current Secsize: 2048
ATIP info from disk:
Indicated writing power: 5
Reference speed: 2
Is unrestricted
Is erasable
ATIP start of lead in: -11625 (97:27/00)
ATIP start of lead out: 336781 (74:52/31)
speed low: 0 speed high: 4
power mult factor: 4 6
recommended erase/write power: 3
A2 values: 5A C8 06
Disk type: phase change
Manuf. index: 81
Manufacturer: ILLEGAL: Old Ritek Co.???
Blocks total: 336781 Blocks current: 336781 Blocks remaining: 336931
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 4 in write mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write in 1 seconds.
Blanking entire disk
cdrecord: Input/output error. blank unit: scsi sendcmd: retryable
error
CDB: A1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 03 00 00 00 00 13 00 00 00 00 73 03 00 00
Sense Key: 0x3 Medium Error, Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x73 Qual 0x03 (power calibration area error) Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
cmd finished after 74.896s timeout 9600s
cdrecord: Cannot blank disk, aborting.
What now?
-Thanks,
-sen
