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Re: Plextor PX-708A & growisofs works great!



For public reference.

> > >Could you submit output from 'dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd verbose'
> > >with DVD+RW media in unit? As already mentioned on the list the question
> > >I seek answer for is in what extent does the unit in question support
> > >Mt.Rainier specification.
> 
> here ya go:
> INQUIRY:                [PLEXTOR ][DVDR   PX-708A  ][1.01]
> MODE SENSE[#3Fh]:
>  01:    00 0a 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
>  02:    04 f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
>  05:    ...

Mt.Rainier-capable [i.e. ether CD-MRW or DVD+MRW] unit should exhibit
mode page #3h...

>  2A:    ...
>  ...
>  00:
>  00:    08 04 5f 00 3f 0f 00 2e 04 04 7f 00 80 00 00 2f
>         04 04 46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e9 12 00 00 00 00
>         00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

... or mode page #2Ch. #2Ch might be hidden in this cruft and I have no
idea why dvd+rw-mediainfo failed to parse it. If anybody does, speak
up:-)

> READ FORMAT CAPACITIES:
>  unformatted:           2295104*2048=4700372992
>  26h(0):                2295104*2048=4700372992

But most important DVD+MRW-capable unit is expected to exhibit format
descriptor #24h. Which brings us to the conclusion that unit in question
does *not* support DVD+MRW, at least not the MMC way. A.



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