-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Patrick Shanahan wrote: > * Stan Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [10-29-07 12:50]: >> That's very interesting. If the drive reported a capability of x16, that must >> mean that it already has the upgraded firmware, because that is what the new >> firmware does for an older drive of this type. > > You are using linux now, not windoz, hy not verify the drive speed > capability yourself rather than *wonder* if k3b is lying to you? > > hwinfo --cdrom | grep Drive\ Speed > > 13:12 wahoo:../source/eol-0.1.6 > hwinfo --cdrom | grep Drive\ Speed > Drive Speed: 40 > Drive Speed: 40 > > I have two write-able drives :^) > >> Yet writing the DVD at that spead failed. > > may have not been the drive, but the media or .... > >> I think the reason for that must be that the blank disk is labeled >> "DVD+Recordable"; I think DVD+R disks have to be written as a slower >> speed. > > I use ONLY DVD+[R/RW] media and have not found that to be true. > >> In the meantime, however, I made DVD at a much slower speed, it is >> verified as a true copy of the downloaded file, and I will try to >> update my machine to v10.3 later this evening. > > :^)
using the following.. wodim -prcap dev=/dev/hdc | grep DVD gives following on one of my drives.... Identifikation : 'DVD-RW DVR-K14 ' Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW. Does read DVD-ROM media Does read DVD-R media Does write DVD-R media Does not read DVD-RAM media Does not write DVD-RAM media Maximum read speed: 4233 kB/s (CD 24x, DVD 3x) Current read speed: 4233 kB/s (CD 24x, DVD 3x) Maximum write speed: 4233 kB/s (CD 24x, DVD 3x) Current write speed: 4233 kB/s (CD 24x, DVD 3x) Write speed # 0: 4233 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD 24x, DVD 3x) Write speed # 1: 3528 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD 20x, DVD 2x) Write speed # 2: 2822 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD 16x, DVD 2x) Write speed # 3: 1764 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD 10x, DVD 1x) Write speed # 4: 705 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD 4x, DVD 0x) Which gives a more comprehensive breakdown of the device capabilities that hwinfo (this only works with MMC compliant drives). It may be overkill but does give and idea of the modes the device is capable of supporting... Burning at a slower speed that medias indicated max is normally a good idea.... though the wodim defaults are pretty reliable... hwinfo is a little scanty on what it reports.... - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHJjCzasN0sSnLmgIRAuhAAJ9ubL1LSL5Fm7cTHsV3SezC4sqKLwCgy4FU CIFB6z/x9rRUmujHGIi2cus= =xtrs -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
