Re: :-( no media mounted, exiting...

[Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>]

Alex Monaghan wrote:

> Help,
>
> I burned a DVD+RW (well 3 now :-( )
>
> They were burned on a Debian system with a 2.6.5 kernel, but they keep
> making duff DVD's that I can't read from the Linux box.
>
> My DVD reports as a NEC and is on /dev/hdc which is linked to /dev/dvd
>
> I've downloaded the latest version and run this for my 3rd DVD failure, I
> don't really want to continue killing DVD+RW's.
>
> Growisofs seems to run OK
>
>
> 99.55% done, estimate finish Mon May 24 16:33:17 2004
> 99.83% done, estimate finish Mon May 24 16:33:22 2004
> Total translation table size: 0
> Total rockridge attributes bytes: 2411519
> Total directory bytes: 5353472
> Path table size(bytes): 19750
> Max brk space used 135c000
> 1773045 extents written (3462 Mb)
> builtin_dd: 1773056*2KB out @ average 3.0x1385KBps
> /dev/dvd: flushing cache
> /dev/dvd: stopping de-icing
> /dev/dvd: writing lead-out
>
>
> On completion all seems to be OK
>
> ezra:/usr/src/dvd+rw-tools-5.19.4.9.7# ./dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd
> INQUIRY:                [_NEC    ][DVD+RW ND-1100A ][1.A0]
> GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
> Mounted Media:         1Ah, DVD+RW
> GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE:
> Write Performance:     2.3x1385=3245KB/s@[0 -> 2295104]
> Speed Descriptor#0:    00/2295104 R@7.8x1385=10816KB/s W@2.3x1385=3245KB/s
> READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
> Media Book Type:       92h, DVD+RW book [revision 2]
> Media ID:              SENTINEL/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
>
> Eject DVD
>
> ezra:/usr/src/dvd+rw-tools-5.19.4.9.7# eject /dev/dvd
>
> Re-Insert DVD
>
> ezra:/usr/src/dvd+rw-tools-5.19.4.9.7# ./dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd
> INQUIRY:                [_NEC    ][DVD+RW ND-1100A ][1.A0]
> GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
> :-( no media mounted, exiting...
>
> When I put the DVD's into my Windows XP machine, the DVD's are readable
> (don't know about writing as I only have the 1 DVD-Writer).
>  

What happens if you just try to mount the media, or do an isoinfo or 
other operation? Need more data.

> I have no automount process running, no X server running (incompatible
> graphics card, so X won't even start).
>
> Any clues ?
>  
Well at least on the X, try booting with video=vesafb:off. Unless the 
card is really broken it should support vesafb/vga16 access mode.

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bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
 CTO TMR Associates, Inc
 Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979