Re: DVD+R reading problem
> I have a data DVD+R which is multisession. Trying to read it under Linux
> (Mandrake 9.1, I told you it wasn't 100% on topic)
This list is not specific to Debian, Debian simply happened to *host*
it.
> only shows me the files in
> the first session.
>
> I'm pretty certain this disk is finalized.
^^^^^^ This's not good enough:-) Complement your report with
dvd+rw-mediainfo output for media in question [preferably] in burner
unit.
> Reading it under Windows 98 on the same machine gives the same problem.
> Reading it under Windows XP on a different machine works.
Different DVD units have different capabilities. The fact that all
sessions are accessible in another machine doesn't necessarily speak for
some specific qualities of OS running on that machine, rather for
specific qualities of DVD unit.
> However, I can't find any useful information about reading it under Linux.
> I don't know if Linux currently can read multisession DVD+Rs
>From kernel of application viewpoint reading multi-session DVD+R is no
different from reading multi-session CD. Linux kernel is capable of
multi-session playback(*), but DVD unit has to explicitly support
multi-session DVD+R playback.
(*) well, there is a bug in ide-cd module limiting DVD multi-session
playback, but one can work it around by routing even player unit through
ide-scsi.
> I don't even know if I just need to replace my drive--I
> found one vague reference to DVD+R multisession disks only being readable in
> DVD+R burners, but that can't be right.
Why can't it be right? Not all DVD units are capable of DVD-R
multi-session playback, even less are capable of DVD+R multi-session
playback. And CD multi-session capability doesn't imply DVD
multi-session one.
> cat /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info says "CD-ROM information, Id: cdrom.c 3.12
> 2000/10/18" and tells me that the drive (a Creative 6X) can read multisession,
> but I suspect that refers to multisession CD.
Take for habit to include the exact output, not how you interpret it. A.
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