Re: growisofs vs. LG GSA4040B: unable to CLOSE SESSION (5h/72h/03h):Input/output error
| > | > /dev/scd0: closing session
| > | > :-( unable to CLOSE SESSION (5h/72h/03h): Input/output error
I wonder if we can get the manufacturer to fix this. After all, they
do release upgraded firmware once in a while (even if the user needs
MS Windows to update the drive's firmware).
Can you point at a standard and say that this LG drive is violating it?
As you put it yourself it's a "forgivable flaw." But the emphasis is on
"forgive," rather than of "flaw." Specification essentially says
"functionality *may* be limited in test write mode." To be aware of it
and dismissing the error is probably the most sensible thing one can do.
| > I find the undocumented growisofs -use-the-force-luke flag intriguing.
Here is a bit of placeholder documentation. Would you consider
adopting it?
I'm not confident that the description of -o is accurate.
-o is documented as "you may not use -o." -prev-session,
-cdrecord-params and -dvd-video are effectively documented as
"<mkisofs-options>." -dry-run, -dvd-compat and -overburn are explicitly
documented. -zero-session is just a long alternative to -Z. -poor-man
[as well as -# if you wish] is [are] deprecated, while -help and
-version are too obvious. -use-the-force-luke is the *only* one worth
mentioning... Other users are hereby welcomed to vote if this option
should be explicitly documented in one of upcoming updates.
For reference.
+.BI \-use\-the\-force\-luke
+.BI \-use\-the\-force\-luke=tty
Suppress "FATAL: /dev/dvd already carries isofs!" condition.
+.BI \-use\-the\-force\-luke=dummy
Engage "Test Write" mode defined for DVD-R and DVD-RW Sequential.
+.BI \-use\-the\-force\-luke=notray
Don't reload tray on platforms which require reload. Recording may
appear corrupt till the tray is reloaded by other means.
+.BI \-use\-the\-force\-luke=moi
Suppress mkisofs progress indicator and replace it with growisofs
internal progress indicator. "moi" is French for "me."
+.BI \-use\-the\-force\-luke=dao[[:|=] daosize ]
Engage DAO mode defined for DVD-R and DVD-RW Sequential, optionally
specify tracksize. The latter might be required for copying multi-format
or bootable media mastered with program other than mkisofs.
+.BI \-use\-the\-force\-luke=tracksize[:|=]tracksize
Alternative way to specify tracksize for DAO recording, see above.
+.BI \-use\-the\-force\-luke=seek[:|=]next_session
Perform recording at seek offset. Effective in DVD+RW and DVD-RW
Restricted Overwrite context and is suitable for performing unformatted
real-time stream recordings. Try it with -dry-run and examine
"builtin_dd command line." A.
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