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Re: growisofs blanking problem



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Andy Polyakov wrote:

>>4693721088/4700372992 (99.9%) @2.0x, remaining 0:02
>
>                                 ^^^^^ With DVD+RW? Can you really
> confirm that your unit burns DVD+RW at 2x? Verify with
> dvd+rw-mediainfo...

INQUIRY:                [DVDRW   ][IDE1004         ][0039]
GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
 Mounted Media:         1Ah, DVD+RW
 Current Write Speed:   2.0x1385=2770KB/s
 Write Speed #0:        2.0x1385=2770KB/s
 Write Speed #1:        1.0x1385=1385KB/s
GET PERFORMANCE:
 Speed Descriptor#0:    00/2295103 Reading@1.0x Writing@2.0x
READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
 Media Book Type:       92h, DVD+RW book [revision 2]
 Media ID:              CMC MAG/W01
 Legacy lead-out at:    2295104*2KB=4700372992
READ DISC INFORMATION:
 Disc status:           complete
 Number of Sessions:    1
 State of Last Session: complete
 Number of Tracks:      1
 BG Format Status:      suspended
READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
 Track State:           complete
 Track Start Address:   0*2KB
 Free Blocks:           0*2KB
 Track Size:            2295104*2KB
FABRICATED TOC:
 Track#1  :             14@0
 Track#AA :             14@2295104
 Multi-session Info:    #1@0

> growisofs burns till it hits the media edge or input is exhausted. As
> /dev/zero is never exhausted, growisofs -Z /dev/dvd=/dev/zero is bound
> to fail and you have all rights to expect it to. Normally it fails with
> "No space left on device." The fact that you see 2/4/8 indicates that
> you firmware has glitch. Yet it doesn't really change the fact that
> media was actually nullified and you should be able to just proceed. A.

Yeah, I can use the media just fine, I was basically just wondering what
caused the error message. I guess I see if the manufacturer has a
firmware update...

- -Joe
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