Re: writing speed issue with dvd+rw-tools

[Jon Wilson <jon@phuq.co.uk>]

Andy Polyakov wrote:

> > GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
> >  Mounted Media:         11h, DVD-R Sequential
> >  Media ID:              Yi Jhan 001
> > GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE:
> >  Write Performance:     3.9x1385=5408KB/s@[0 -> 0]
> >  Speed Descriptor#0:    00/0 R@7.8x1385=10816KB/s W@3.9x1385=5408KB/s
> >  Speed Descriptor#1:    00/0 R@7.8x1385=10816KB/s W@2.0x1385=2704KB/s
> >
> > [jon@portnoy jon]$ growisofs -speed=2.0 -Z /dev/hdc  -graft-points -R -r
> > -l -J [files]
> > [...snip...]
> > /dev/hdc: "Current Write Speed" is 4.0x1385KBps.
> > [...snip...]
> >    
>
> This is odd. If growisofs had above descriptor list at this point, it
> should have tried to set 2x... And if it have failed to change it to 2x,
> it should have refused to start the recording... Odd... Relevant
> question is what happens next. I would very much like that we just
> dismiss this, as I don't think it's worth spending time on poorly
> supported media. I find it hard to believe that you would have problems
> finding media which works reliably with your unit... Cheers. A.
>  
I agree with all that. My flatmate now has a present of some cheap media 
to use in his expensive drive. I have more media arriving soon. Problem 
solved, from a practical point of view.

I just also found the patches at 
http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~warly/files/cdrtools/
I'll shout if they throw up any hugely interesting or different behaviour.

Jon