Re: Setting booktype on BTC 100[48] drives
On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 06:55:17PM +0200, Andy Polyakov wrote:
> Where does this information come from? I mean there're several questions
> and if you're just passing it by, then it's of interest to turn to
> original source.
I used WinDbg and BTC's BitSetting utility available at
http://www.drvupdate.com/download.htm
> First of all can you confirm that this actually affects
> DVD-dash recordings as well? For example there basically no difference
> between 2nd and 3rd command, does unit really tell apart them and 2nd
> command is meant for DVD+RW and 3rd - for DVD-RW? Note that it's
> possible to modify booktype utility and program at least HP units to
> brand DVD+RW as DVD-RW (it doesn't improve compatibility, but it's
> possible to do).
I'm not sure what you mean by your first sentence. You can set the
book type for DVD-RW media to DVD-ROM. I haven't tried DVD-R media (I
don't have anything I need to write yet and didn't feel like wasting a
disc to test); the command succeeds without error. Here's what
dvd+rw-mediainfo has to say about a -RW disc marked as -ROM:
INQUIRY: [DVDRW ][IDE1008 ][0357]
GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
Mounted Media: 14h, DVD-RW Sequential
Media ID: OPTODISCW002
Current Write Speed: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s
Write Speed #0: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s
Write Speed #1: 1.0x1385=1385KB/s
Speed Descriptor#0: 00/1681231 R@2.4x1385=3324KB/s W@2.0x1385=2770KB/s
Speed Descriptor#1: 00/1681231 R@2.4x1385=3324KB/s W@1.0x1385=1385KB/s
READ DVD STRUCTURE[#10h]:
Media Book Type: 32h, DVD-RW book [revision 2]
Legacy lead-out at: 2298496*2KB=4707319808
READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
Media Book Type: 01h, DVD-ROM book [revision 1]
Last border-out at: 1681232*2KB=3443163136
READ DISC INFORMATION:
Disc status: complete
Number of Sessions: 1
State of Last Session: complete
Number of Tracks: 1
READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
Track State: complete
Track Start Address: 0*2KB
Free Blocks: 0*2KB
Track Size: 1681232*2KB
Last Recorded Address: 1681231*2KB
FABRICATED TOC:
Track#1 : 14@0
Track#AA : 14@1681232
Multi-session Info: #1@0
It does seem to restrict the book type depending on the current media.
At least, when I try to change DVD+RW media to DVD-RW book, it gives
me an error:
# scsi -f /dev/rcd1c -c 'fa 00 32 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 aa ff'
SCIOCCOMMAND ioctl: Command accepted.
return status 3 (Sense Returned) host adapter status 2
Command out (12 of 12):
fa 00 32 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 aa ff
Error code is "current errors"
Segment number is 00
Sense key is "Illegal request"
The Information field is not valid but contains 00000000 (0).
The Command Specific Information field is 00000000 (0).
Additional sense code: 24
Additional sense code qualifier: 00
sense (32 of 48):
70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 24 00 00 00
00 00 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Setting it to +RW or -ROM works fine:
# scsi -s 3 -f /dev/rcd1c -c 'fa 00 92 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 aa ff'
# dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/rcd1c|grep Book
Media Book Type: 92h, DVD+RW book [revision 2]
# scsi -s 3 -f /dev/rcd1c -c 'fa 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 aa ff'
# dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/rcd1c | grep Book
Media Book Type: 01h, DVD-ROM book [revision 1]
Similarly, I can't mark a -RW disc as +RW.
"scsi" is an old utility from FreeBSD that lets you send arbitrary
SCSI/ATAPI commands to devices. However, I'm running NetBSD on an
alpha. The "-s 3" option sets the timeout to 3 seconds. Sometimes it
takes a few seconds to return; other times it returns immediately.
However, even when it does return immediately, the drive may still be
writing to the media and will reject additional commands with ASC/ASCQ
04/08 (LUN not ready, long write in progress).
> Is there command to ask unit for current settings? It
> looks like commands are 10 bytes long, not 12... Questions like that... A.
I don't know if it's possible to ask for current settings; the Windows
utility doesn't report that information. And I count 12 bytes in the
commands.
Also, I just saw that BTC is sending documentation to the author of
DVD Info Pro: http://www.netfarer.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179
Perhaps they'd be willing to send you the same information...
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