Re: blanking a dvd-rw with dvd+rw-tools
> After having no success with cdrecord.prodvd, I have tried to blank a
> Memorex dvd-rw. The blanking process seemed to be fine, but I get the
> same mediainfo before the blanking than after it.
Well, same info isn't necessarily wrong...
> Bellow you have the result.
> Disc status: appendable
but "Disc status" should be "blank" after blanking...
> Of course, I didn't get growisofs (through k3b) to burn any
> files on the dvd. Is the disc physically damaged?
Sounds rather like poorly supported media by unit firmware. There were
reports that DVD-RW media acts as write-once, -twice or -three-times.
It's mentioned on my -RW page. Change the media brand. A.
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